(Buddhism) A person who has taken specific lay or monastic vows and who is on the road to perfect knowledge; specifically, one who foregoes personal nirvana in order to help others achieve enlightenment.

plural of bodhisattva

Affirmations, similar to an oath, aligning an individual with the specific set of rules of conduct consistent with a specific Bodhisattva tradition (similar to Catholic or Anglican order) within Buddhism, by which the individual transforms and sanctifies their ontological status in the style of the corresponding tradition.