Note 2 — THE DIAMOND SUTRA

“Pu-Sa or Bodhisattva, literally he whose essence (Sattva) has become intelligence (Bodhi). A being that has only once more to pass through human existence before it attains to Buddhaship. The third class of Buddhistic saints comprehending all who are candidates for Buddhaship as well as those Buddhas who are not yet perfected by entrance into Nirvana. They are also styled Mahasattvas (Mo-Ho-Sa). The state of a Bodhisattva is considered as one of the three means of conveyance to Nirvana.”—Handbook of Chinese Buddhism. Eitel.