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bodhisattva
Pronunciation: /ˌbɒdɪˈsɑːtvə/
noun
(in Mahayana Buddhism) a person who is able to reach nirvana but delays doing so through compassion for suffering beings.
Origin
Sanskrit,
‘a person whose essence is perfect knowledge’, from bodhi ‘perfect
knowledge’ (from budh- ‘know perfectly’) + sattva ‘being, essence’.
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Concern for the welfare of one's constituents should be the demonstrated behavior of all who seek to be in politics, though aspiration to bodhisattva status is too much to ask. Concern for corporate supporters cannot be construed as the same thing.
