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菩萨

pú sà

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 菩薩

菩萨 (Pú sà) means "Bodhisattva (Buddhism)". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 菩萨 means

1. Buddhismbodhisattva

The characters in 菩萨

• 菩púused in 菩萨; used in 菩提
• 萨sàused in 菩萨; used in transliteration

Words containing 菩萨

• 观音菩萨Guān yīn Pú sàGuanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion or Goddess of Mercy (Sanskrit Avalokiteśvara)
• 泥菩萨ní pú sàclay Bodhisattva
• 活菩萨huó pú sàa living Buddha; fig. compassionate person; saint
• 地藏菩萨Dì zàng Pú sàKṣitigarbha Bodhisattva, the Bodhisattva of the Great Vow…
• 弥勒菩萨Mí lè Pú sàMaitreya Bodhisattva
• 文殊菩萨Wén shū Pú sàManjushri, the Bodhisattva of keen awareness
• 普贤菩萨Pǔ xián Pú sàSamantabhadra, the Buddhist Lord of Truth
• 龙树菩萨Lóng shù Pú sàNagarjuna (Nagarjuna Bodhisattva)
• 地藏王菩萨Dì zàng wáng Pú sàKṣitigarbha Bodhisattva, the Bodhisattva of the Great Vow…
• 大势至菩萨Dà shì zhì Pú sà(Buddhism) Mahasthamaprapta, the Great Strength Bodhisattva
• 虚空藏菩萨Xū kōng zàng Pú sàAkasagarbha Bodhisattva
• 观世音菩萨Guān shì yīn Pú sàGuanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion or Goddess of Mercy (Sanskrit Avalokiteśvara)
• 金刚手菩萨Jīn gāng shǒu Pú sàVajrapani Bodhisattva
• 大愿地藏菩萨Dà yuàn Dì zàng Pú sàKṣitigarbha Bodhisattva, the Bodhisattva of the Great Vow…
• 文殊师利菩萨Wén shū shī lì Pú sàManjushri, the Bodhisattva of keen awareness
• 韦驮菩萨Wéi tuó Pú sàSkanda, the general or guardian Bodhisattva
• 泥菩萨过江，自身难保ní pú sà guò jiāng , zì shēn nán bǎolike a clay Bodhisattva fording a river, can't guarantee his own safety…

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