Bodhisattvas
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Bodhisattvas are enlightened beings in Mahayana Buddhism who compassionately delay their own final nirvana in order to help all sentient beings attain liberation.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bodhisattva | 0 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mahayana Buddhist concept
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Religious concept ⓘ Spiritual being ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Mahayana Buddhism
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Vajrayana Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | arhat ideal ⓘ |
| coreQuality |
altruism
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compassion ⓘ wisdom ⓘ |
| cosmologicalStatus |
may be celestial being
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may be human ⓘ |
| cultivates |
pāramitās
ⓘ
six perfections ⓘ |
| doctrine |
bodhicitta
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bodhisattva vow ⓘ |
| ethicalEmphasis | universal compassion ⓘ |
| etymologyComponent |
bodhi
ⓘ
sattva ⓘ |
| etymologyLanguage | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| goal | liberation of all sentient beings ⓘ |
| hasFamousExample |
Avalokiteśvara
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Kṣitigarbha NERFINISHED ⓘ Maitreya NERFINISHED ⓘ Mañjuśrī NERFINISHED ⓘ Samantabhadra NERFINISHED ⓘ Tārā NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meaning | enlightenment being ⓘ |
| orientation | other-regarding enlightenment ⓘ |
| perfectionPracticed |
diligence
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ethics ⓘ generosity ⓘ meditative concentration ⓘ patience ⓘ wisdom perfection ⓘ |
| recognizedIn |
Chinese Buddhism
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East Asian Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ Japanese Buddhism ⓘ Korean Buddhism ⓘ Tibetan Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| requires | generation of bodhicitta ⓘ |
| role |
protector of beings
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spiritual guide ⓘ |
| stageSystem | ten bhūmis ⓘ |
| textualSource |
Avataṃsaka Sūtra
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Lotus Sūtra NERFINISHED ⓘ Prajñāpāramitā sūtras NERFINISHED ⓘ Vimalakīrti Nirdeśa Sūtra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ultimateAttainment | Buddhahood ⓘ |
| vow |
to attain Buddhahood for the sake of all beings
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to delay final nirvana until all beings are liberated ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.