Bible Encyclopedias
Bodhisatwa

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

is the incipient state of a Buddha, in the countless phases of being through which he passes previous to receiving the Buddhaship.

Bibliography Information
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Bodhisatwa'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​b/bodhisatwa.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.