/ˌbəʊdɪˈsætvə, -wə, ˌbɒd-, ˌbəʊdiːˈsʌtvə/

(in Mahayana Buddhism 大乘佛教) a person who is able to reach nirvana (= a state of peace and happiness) but who delays doing this because of the suffering of other humans 菩提萨埵;菩萨