noun
person on the path to enlightenment
Buddhist term for a practitioner who has not yet attained full Buddhahood but is advancing toward it.
彼は聖人として修行を積んでいる。
He is training as a person on the path to enlightenment.
noun
Refers to an enlightened being or a bodhisattva in a Buddhist context.
この寺には聖人の像が安置されている。
A statue of a Buddha (or bodhisattva) is enshrined in this temple.
noun
Honorific term for a high-ranking Buddhist priest; compare 高僧.
See also: 高僧
聖人にお会いできるとは光栄です。
It is an honor to meet the high priest.