In Buddhism, a bodhisattva (English: / ˌboʊdiːˈsʌtvə / BOH-dee-SUT-və; Sanskrit: बोधिसत्त्व, romanized:bodhisattva; Pali: बोधिसत्त, romanized:bodhisatta) or bodhisatva is a person …

2025年1月30日 · Bodhisattva, in Buddhism, one who seeks awakening (bodhi)—hence, an individual on the path to becoming a buddha. In early Indian Buddhism and in some later …

In simple terms, a bodhisattva is a wise and compassionate person who cherishes all others. Of course, there are lots of smart, kind people out there, so what makes a bodhisattva different?

When someone recites the vows, they become, in name, a bodhisattva. Prominent Buddhist teachers from across traditions unpack the “bodhisattva vows” and Robert Aitken gives a Zen …

A bodhisattva (P. bodhisatta; T. byang chub sems dpa' བྱང་ཆུབ་སེམས་དཔའ་; C. pusa; J. bosatsu; K. posal 菩薩) is someone who, motivated by great compassion, has generated bodhicitta, which …

2022年10月7日 · “Bodhisattva” is a key idea in Buddhism. The word is constructed from the Sanskrit root bodhi, meaning “awakening” or “enlightenment,” and sattva, meaning “being.” …

Bodhisattva literally means a “wisdom (‘bodhi’) being (‘sattva’)” in Sanskrit. In Theravada Buddhism, the bodhisattva (Pali: bodhisatta) is seen as seeking enlightenment so that, once …

Bodhisattva is a term used to refer to “all beings who possess the mind of enlightenment,” meaning a mind oriented towards Buddhism and liberation. Bodhisattvas are often depicted as …

2024年12月13日 · A Bodhisattva (Pali: bodhisatta) is an individual who has achieved Enlightenment or Buddhahood but vows to return to the cycle of samsāra (worldly existence) …

2018年8月8日 · A bodhisattva is a Buddhist deity who has attained the highest level of enlightenment, but who delays their entry into Paradise in order to help the earthbound.