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菩薩

菩薩

See also: 菩萨

Chinese

Bodhisattva (surname); Bodhisattva
trad. (菩薩) 菩 薩
simp. (菩萨) 菩 萨

Noun

菩薩

  1. (Buddhism) bodhisattva
  2. (figuratively) kind-hearted person

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • 四大菩薩／四大菩萨
  • 土菩薩過江／土菩萨过江
  • 地藏王菩薩／地藏王菩萨 (Dìzàngwáng Púsà)
  • 地藏菩薩／地藏菩萨 (Dìzàng púsà)
  • 大勢至菩薩／大势至菩萨
  • 楊泗菩薩／杨泗菩萨
  • 泥菩薩落水／泥菩萨落水
  • 泥菩薩過江／泥菩萨过江
  • 活菩薩／活菩萨
  • 生菩薩／生菩萨
  • 眼光菩薩／眼光菩萨
  • 菩提正道菩薩戒論／菩提正道菩萨戒论
  • 菩薩低眉／菩萨低眉
  • 菩薩十地／菩萨十地
  • 菩薩地／菩萨地
  • 菩薩心腸／菩萨心肠
  • 菩薩戒／菩萨戒
  • 藥王菩薩／药王菩萨
  • 觀世音菩薩／观世音菩萨
  • 觀自在菩薩／观自在菩萨 (Guānzìzài púsà)
  • 觀音菩薩／观音菩萨
  • 馬明菩薩／马明菩萨

Japanese

Kanji in this term
菩 薩
ぼ
Jinmeiyō 		さつ
Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese, originally as abbreviation of full term 菩提薩埵, itself a transliteration of Sanskrit बोधिसत्त्व ‎(bodhi-sattva, “enlightened existence”).

Pronunciation

Noun

菩薩 ‎(hiragana ぼさつ, romaji bosatsu)

  1. (Buddhism) bodhisattva
  2. (obsolete) in ancient Japan, a title granted by the imperial court to notably virtuous high-ranking monks
  3. (archaic) a title applied to native Shinto gods, after the spread of 本地垂迹 ‎(honji suijaku, theological position prevalent until the Meiji period, explaining that Indian Buddhist deities choose to appear in Japan as native kami)
  4. alternate name for 米 ‎(kome, “rice”)
  5. by extension of the rice meaning, a maidservant who cooks rice

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Proper noun

菩薩 ‎(hiragana ぼさつ, romaji Bosatsu)

  1. the title of a piece of 雅楽 ‎(gagaku, “ancient court music”), categorized as 唐楽 ‎(tōgaku, literally “Tang music”, a style of gagaku)

Etymology

Abbreviation of 菩提薩埵／菩提萨埵 (pútísàduǒ), from Sanskrit बोधिसत्त्व ‎(bodhisattva) or Pali bodhisatta.

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