Mahāsattva
A mahāsattva (lit. 'great being')bodhi). Generally refers to bodhisattvas who have reached at least the seventh of the ten bhumis. The transcription of mahāsattva in Chinese is móhé-sāduò (摩訶薩埵), often simplified in móhésà (摩訶薩/大菩薩, Japanese: makasatsu). It is also calqued as dàshì (大士, "great being", Japanese: daishi).
The eight most famous mahāsattvas are
Sarvanivarana-Vishkambhin.[citation needed
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References
- ISBN 9780691157863.