Wiktionary
n. 1 A bodhisattva who attains a high degree on the path of consciousness awakening. 2 A "great bodhisattva", one explicitly defined by their devotion to salvation of all beings through bodhicitta.
Wikipedia
Mahāsattva, meaning literally "great being", is a great bodhisattva who has practiced Buddhism for a long time and reached a very high level on the path to awakening ( bodhi). Generally refers to bodhisattvas who have reached at least the seventh of the ten bhumis. The translation of the word "mahāsattva" in Chinese is móhé sāduò , often simplified in móhésà and dàshì in Japanese, makasatsu or daishi.
The eight most famous mahāsattvas are Mañjuśrī, Samantabhadra, Avalokiteśvara, Mahāsthāmaprāpta, Akasagarbha, Kṣitigarbha, Maitreya and Sarvanivarana-Vishkambhin.
Category:Bodhisattvas