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菩薩 (ぼさつ)bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha; High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court)

  1. bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddhanoun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun, used as a suffix
  2. High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court)noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun, used as a suffix
  3. title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theorynoun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun, used as a suffix

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