sattva; sentient beings
Buddhist term for living, sentient beings. Used in doctrinal contexts.
Buddhism teaches that all sentient beings possess Buddha-nature.
薩埵 is sometimes used as an abbreviation for 菩提薩埵 (bodhisattva).
In esoteric Buddhism, 金剛薩埵 is sometimes abbreviated as 薩埵.
bodhisattva
Buddhist term derived from Sanskrit 'sattva', meaning 'being' or 'sentient being'. The kanji 薩埵 are used phonetically (ateji) to represent the sound.