bodhisattva
bo·dhi·sattva (bō′di sut′və, -sät′-)
noun
Etymology: Sans, lit., one enlightened in essence < bodhi, enlightenment (< IE base *bheudh-, to be alert, recognize > OE beodan, to command: see bid) + sattva, being, existence (< IE *sent-, part. stem of base *es-, be > is)
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