# mahasattva

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A bodhisattva who attains a high degree on the path of consciousness awakening.
2. A "great bodhisattva", one explicitly defined by their devotion to salvation of all beings through bodhicitta.

## Etymology
From Sanskrit महासत्त्व (mahāsattva, “a great creature, great being”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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