Bodhisattva
in Buddhism, a being who has developed a spontaneous wish and a compassionate mind to attain Buddhahood for the benefit of all sentient beings
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Summary
Bodhisattva is a religious concept[1]. Bodhisattva ranks in the top 1% of religious concept entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,845 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: deity[3]
- Commons category: Bodhisattvas[4]
- Topic's main category: Category:Bodhisattvas[5]
- Commons gallery: Bodhisattva[6]
- Facet of: Buddhism[7]
- Described by source: A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms[8], Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary[9]
- Topic has template: Template:Bodhisattvas[10]
- Stack Exchange tag: https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/tags/bodhisattva[11]
- Native label: 𑀩𑁄𑀥𑀺𑀲𑀢𑁆𑀢[12], बोधिसत्त्व[13], বোধিসত্ত্ব[14], බෝධිසත්ත්ව[15], โพธิสัตว์[16], ဗောဓိသတ်[17], བྱང་ཆུབ་སེམས་དཔའ་[18], 菩提薩埵[19], 菩薩[20], 菩提萨埵[21], 菩萨[22], 보살[23], 보리살타[24], bồ tát[25]
- Has list: list of bodhisattvas[26]
Why It Matters
Bodhisattva has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] Bodhisattva is known by 105 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]