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<b> <c c="#a00149">Bodhisatta</c> </b> <br>The name given to a being who aspires to Bodhi or Awakening. Originally only in connection with the last life of a Buddha, especially after having left home, in such contexts as “in the days before my Awakening, when I was only a Bodhisatta”. <c c="#3b6bd3">MN.i.17</c> <c c="#3b6bd3">MN.i.114</c> <c c="#3b6bd3">MN.i.163</c> <c c="#3b6bd3">DN.ii.13</c> <c c="#3b6bd3">MN.iii.119</c> <br> <br> </deftext>
(masc, masc, comp) Buddha before his awakening [lit.] awakening being Construction: bodhi + satta
(masc, masc, comp) Buddha-to-be; being who has vowed to become a Buddha; aspirant Buddha Buddha-to-be; being who has vowed to become a Buddha; aspirant Buddha [lit.] awakening being Construction: bodhi + satta