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bodhisattva

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.

Mnemonic


[s-] Spongebob is in the [4] bathroom of the [-a] auditorium where he is washing his hands. Suddenly, just as he is about to ask the bathroom attendants for a hand towel, he turns into a 文 giant sponge 薩 bodhisattva. The tile floor around him turns into 阝 hills of 艹 flowers as all of the bathroom attendants and audience members dressed in tuxes get on their knees and worship the sponge 薩 bodhisattva. The ground beneath them rises suddenly, bursting into the sky and forming a 厂 cliff. Even some 生 aliens come down and worship the 薩 bodhisattva as Krabby Patties fall from the sky.

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