女菩薩

にょぼさつ

Meanings

1. Noun compassionate and gentle woman (likened to a bodhisattva); saintly woman See also: 菩薩 (ぼさつ).
2. courtesan; prostitute (pun on（外面）如菩薩) See also: 如菩薩 (にょぼさつ). See also: 外面如菩薩内心如夜叉 (げめんにょぼさつないしんにょやしゃ).

Kanji

• 女 woman. Read as ニョ.
• 菩 kind of grass; sacred tree
• 薩 salvation; Buddha. Read as サツ.

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