Bodhisattvashipn.
/ˌbɒdɪˈsatvəʃɪp/, /ˌbəʊdɪˈsatvəʃɪp/, U.S. /ˌboʊdiˈsɑtvəˌʃɪp/ Buddhism.
The state or condition of being a Bodhisattva. Cf. Bodhisattvahood n.
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Arahatship1877
Bodhisattvahood1881
Bodhisattvaship1884
1884 H. Kern tr. Saddharma-Pundarîka xiv. 292 I have, moreover, fully matured, established, confirmed, instructed, perfected these young men of good family in their Bodhisattvaship.
1951 Jrnl. Amer. Oriental Soc. 71 240/1 The Mahāyānists offered the more attractive prospect of universal attainment of buddahood through bodhisattvaship.
2001 J. Laube in P. Koslowski Concept of God, Origin of World, & Image of Human in World Relig. 126 He proceeds to the ultimate stage, the 52nd stage of bodhisattvaship.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).
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