user7253: Thomas Cleary uses the term "enlightening being" extensively in his translation of the Avatamsaka Sutra. This term isn't defined in the glossary of that book, or in my copy of The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism. Is there a canonical definition of "enlightening being"?
Edit: Thanks useful comments by @ChrisW and @KayCee, I see in Appendix 1 "bodhisattva or enlightening being". I'm finding it helpful to read this Appendix before returning to the Introduction.

user254: That's Cleary's translation of "bodhisattva":

Compare that with this translation:

The Four Holy Truths
At that time, Manjushri Bodhisattva Mahasattva told all the Bodhisattvas: “All of you Disciples of the Buddha, in this Saha world, the Holy Truth of Suffering is


7253: <p>Thomas Cleary uses the term &quot;enlightening being&quot; extensively in his <a href="https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=NT76AwAAQBAJ&amp;lpg=PP1&amp;dq=flower%20ornament%20scripture&amp;pg=PP1#v=onepage&amp;q=flower%20ornament%20scripture&amp;f=false" rel="nofollow noreferrer">translation of the Avatamsaka Sutra</a>. This term isn't defined in the glossary of that book, or in my copy of <a href="https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=DXN2AAAAQBAJ&amp;lpg=PP1&amp;dq=princeton%20dictionary%20of%20buddhism&amp;pg=PP1#v=onepage&amp;q=princeton%20dictionary%20of%20buddhism&amp;f=false" rel="nofollow noreferrer">The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism</a>. Is there a canonical definition of &quot;enlightening being&quot;?</p>
<p>Edit: Thanks useful comments by @ChrisW and @KayCee, I see in Appendix 1 &quot;bodhisattva or enlightening being&quot;. I'm finding it helpful to read this Appendix before returning to the Introduction.</p>
 254: <p>That's Cleary's translation of &quot;bodhisattva&quot;:</p>
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<p>Compare that with <a href="http://www.cttbusa.org/avatamsaka/avatamsaka8.asp" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this translation</a>:</p>
<blockquote>
<p><strong>The Four Holy Truths</strong></p>
<p>At that time, Manjushri Bodhisattva Mahasattva told all the Bodhisattvas: “All of you Disciples of the Buddha, in this Saha world, the Holy Truth of Suffering is</p>
</blockquote>
