Bodhisattva: The Awakening-Being Introduction A bodhisattva (Sanskrit: बोधिसत्त्व, bodhisattva; Pāli: bodhisatta; Chinese: 菩薩 púsà; Japanese: 菩薩 bosatsu; Tibetan: byang chub sems dpa’) is an “awakening-being” — a person who seeks Buddhahood not only for oneself but for the welfare and liberation of all sentient beings. The term appears in early Buddhist literature to describe the […]
