経典には菩提薩埵の誓願が記されている。
The scriptures record the vows of the bodhisattva.
菩薩 is the common abbreviation of 菩提薩埵 and is the standard term for 'bodhisattva' in modern Japanese. 菩提薩埵 is a rare, formal full form used mainly in classical Buddhist texts.
Transliteration of Sanskrit bodhisattva, via Chinese 菩提薩埵 (pútísàduǒ). The term is composed of bodhi (enlightenment) and sattva (being).