菩薩

ぼさつ / ぼさちok

• Noun / Suffix noun

  common noun
  1. (Buddhist term) bodhisattva; one who 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 .