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bodhisattva vows

bodhisattva vows noun: affirmations, similar to an oath, aligning a person with the specific set of rules of conduct consistent with a specific bodhisattva tradition (similar to a Catholic or Anglican order) within Buddhism, by which the person transforms and sanctifies their ontological status in the style of the corresponding tradition.

Noun

bodhisattva vows pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Affirmations, similar to an oath, aligning a person with the specific set of rules of conduct consistent with a specific bodhisattva tradition (similar to a Catholic or Anglican order) within Buddhism, by which the person transforms and sanctifies their ontological status in the style of the corresponding tradition.

Questions about bodhisattva vows

What does bodhisattva vows mean?
Bodhisattva vows means affirmations, similar to an oath, aligning a person with the specific set of rules of conduct consistent with a specific bodhisattva tradition (similar to a Catholic or Anglican order) within Buddhism, by which the person transforms and sanctifies their ontological status in the style of the corresponding tradition.
What part of speech is bodhisattva vows?
Bodhisattva vows is a noun.

Words near bodhisattva vows in the dictionary

  1. Bodhipathapradīpa
  2. bodhis
  3. bodhisat
  4. bodhisats
  5. bodhisattva
  6. bodhisattva vows
  7. bodhisattvahood
  8. bodhisattvas
  9. Bodhisattwa
  10. Bodhisattwas
  11. bodhisvatta

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