How do you say “bodhisattva” in Vietnamese?

Q: How do you say "bodhisattva" in Vietnamese?

"Bodhisattva" in Vietnamese is bồ tát (a bodhisattva).

“Bodhisattva” in Vietnamese is bồ tát (a bodhisattva).

Vietnamese words for “bodhisattva”

bồ tátnoun
Hanoi [ʔɓo˨˩ taːt̚˧˦] · Saigon [ʔɓow˨˩ taːk̚˦˥]bồ falling tát rising
a bodhisattva
for “bodhisattva” meaning: A person who has taken specific lay or monastic vows and who is on the road to perfect knowledge; specifically, one who foregoes personal nirvana in order to help others achieve enlightenment.

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