Bodhisat \Bo"dhi*sat\, Bodhisattva \Bo`dhi*satt"va\, Bodhisattwa
\Bo`dhi*satt"wa\, n. [Skr. b[=o]dhisattva (perh. through Pali
b[=o]dhisatt[=o]); fr. b[=o]dhi knowledge, enlightenment +
sattva being, essence.] (Buddhism)
One who has reached the highest degree of saintship, so that
in his next incarnation he will be a Buddha, or savior of the
world. -- {Bo"dhi*sat`ship}, n.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]