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   What is a bodhisattva in Buddhism?

   • In Mahayana Buddhism, the bodhisattva is someone who has taken a vow to put others first. Ordinarily, we are self-centered beings. We tend to think of ourselves first, and we’re primarily concerned with our own happiness, gain and fame. As we take the first steps on our meditation journey, we bring along these me-first attitudes.

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   What is a Mahayana bodhisattva?

   • This is especially true of Mahayana Buddhism. Mahayana temples are populated by statues and paintings of many characters and creatures, some beautiful, some demonic. After buddhas, the most important beings in Mahayana iconography are bodhisattvas. The word bodhisattva means "enlightenment being."

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   Who is a bodhisattva?

   • In brief, a bodhisattva is anyone who has dedicated their own awakening to the benefit of all others. There are historic bodhisattvas we look to for inspiration, but anyone can be a bodhisattva, including you. In Mahayana Buddhism, the bodhisattva is someone who has taken a vow to put others first. Ordinarily, we are self-centered beings.

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   What is the difference between Mahayana Buddhism and non-Mahayana Buddhism?

   • In contrast to the dominant thinking in non-Mahayana Buddhism, which limits the designation of bodhisattva to the Buddha before his awakening (bodhi), or enlightenment, Mahayana teaches that anyone can aspire to achieve awakening (bodhicittot-pada) and thereby become a bodhisattva.

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   What is the difference between Theravada and Mahayana Buddhism?

   • Enter the bodhisattva ideal, one of the primary differences between Theravada and Mahayana Buddhism. In Mahayana Buddhism, the goal is not only to relieve our own pain and suffering, but to develop into a powerfully compassionate being who is capable of healing the pain of all beings everywhere.

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   Who are bodhisattvas in Mahayana iconography?

   • After buddhas, the most important beings in Mahayana iconography are bodhisattvas. The word bodhisattva means "enlightenment being." Very simply, bodhisattvas are beings who work for the enlightenment of all beings, not just themselves. They vow not to enter Nirvana until all beings enter Nirvana together.

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   Jul 29, 2017 · After buddhas, the most important beings in Mahayana iconography are bodhisattvas. The word bodhisattva means "enlightenment being." Very simply, bodhisattvas are beings who work for the enlightenment of all beings, not just themselves.

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   Oct 7, 2022 · “Bodhisattva” is a key idea in Buddhism. The word is constructed from the Sanskrit root bodhi, meaning “awakening” or “enlightenment,” and sattva, meaning “being.” The core meaning of the word is...

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   In brief, a bodhisattva is anyone who has dedicated their own awakening to the benefit of all others. There are historic bodhisattvas we look to for inspiration, but anyone can be a bodhisattva, including you. In Mahayana Buddhism, the bodhisattva is someone who has taken a vow to put others first. Ordinarily, we are self-centered beings.

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   Oct 2, 2002 · The Bodhisattva. Mahayana talks a great deal about the bodhisattva (the 'enlightenment being') as being the ideal way for a Buddhist to live. Anyone can embark on the bodhisattva...

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   In Mahayana Buddhism, which includes Zen, Chan, and Tibetan Buddhism, the term bodhisattva took on a far wider definition: anyone who vows to become enlightened in order to relieve the suffering of all sentient (conscious) beings.

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   Mahayana bodhisattvas are spiritually heroic persons that work to attain awakening and are driven by a great compassion (mahākaruṇā).

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   Oct 11, 2024 · Bodhisattva. Central to Mahayana ideology is the idea of the bodhisattva, one who seeks to become a Buddha.