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Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

sa4

Meaning


Primary

bodhisattva

Alternatives

Buddha, sa

Hint

A bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism refers to a (spiritual) being that is so enlightened that they are second only to Buddha in terms of their degree of enlightenment. This character is used mainly to transliterate 'sa' sounds from Sanskrit into Chinese.

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