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7-9

bodhisattva

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

pu2

Meaning


Primary

bodhisattva

Alternatives

Buddha, pu

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 'pu' sounds from Sanskrit into Chinese.

Mnemonic


[pu-] Popeye is [2] inside the living room of the [-_] house where he is praying to the idol of a 菩 bodhisattva. A 咅 mouthguard that the 菩 bodhisattva is said to have used lies there on the coffee table surrounded by 艹 flowers. Popeye, who is a Buddhist, prays. And suddenly the 咅 mouth guard turns into a 菩 bodhisattva himself, who blesses Popeye for his acts of good will and his strict spinach-only (and thus vegetarian) diet.

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