菩薩

ぼさつ

Also written ぼさち

Meanings

1. Noun, Noun suffix bodhisattva (i.e.: one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha)
2. High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court)
3. title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory See also: 本地垂迹説 (ほんじすいじゃくせつ).

Kanji

• 菩 kind of grass; sacred tree. Read as ボ.
• 薩 salvation; Buddha. Read as サツ.

Words containing 菩薩

• 地蔵菩薩 (じぞうぼさつ) Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld)
• 観世音菩薩 (かんぜおんぼさつ) Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva)
• 観音菩薩 (かんのんぼさつ) Kannon (Bodhisattva)

And 22 more.

Word lists

• Buddhism

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists