bodhisattva

Noun
  1. Buddhist worthy of nirvana who postpones it to help others (synset 109555495)
    is an instance of: deity, divinity, god, immortal - any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force
    specific instances:
    • maitreya - the Bodhisattva who is to appear as a Buddha 5000 years after the death of Gautama
    • avalokiteshvara, avalokitesvara - a male Bodhisattva; widely associated with various gods and people
    same as: boddhisatva

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