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bodhicitta

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. In Mahayana Buddhism, the intense ontological aspiration to save all beings by following the bodhisattva path to enlightenment.
    uncountable
  2. The bodhisattva path to nirvana.
    uncountable

Equivalents

Portuguêsbodicita
中文菩提心道意
Русскийбодхичи́тта
5 more languages
日本語菩提心
한국어보리심
Polskibodhićitta
Tiếng Việtbồ đề tâm
繁體中文菩提心

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Bodhipathapradīpa bodhisat Bodhisattva bodhisattva vows bodhisattvahood Bodhisattwa

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