Gender Genderless & Masculine
Meaning & History
Means "enlightened being" from Sanskrit, literally "one whose essence is perfect knowledge", composed of बोधि (bodhi) "perfect knowledge, perfect wisdom" (see Bodhi; also related to Buddha) and सत्त्व (sattva) "essence, reality, being". In Buddhism, a bodhisattva is a person who is on the path towards the attainment of bodhi (perfect knowledge) or Buddhahood.