ぼさつ – Vocabulary details

ぼさつ

Noun

Suffix

Buddhist

1. bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha

2. High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court)

3. title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory

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Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion

Buddha-like compassion

Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld) (travelers); Ksitigarbha; Jizo

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