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2885:), a vast sense of care aimed at ending the suffering of all sentient beings. This great compassion is the ethical foundation of the bodhisattva, and it is also an applied aspect of their bodhicitta. Great compassion must also be closely joined with the perfection of wisdom, which reveals that all the beings that the bodhisattva strives to save are ultimately empty of self (
1845:(1846–1923) explains that though it is easy to make vows for future Buddhahood by oneself, it is very difficult to maintain the necessary conduct and views during periods when the Dharma has disappeared from the world. One will easily fall back during such periods and this is why one is not truly a full bodhisattva until one receives recognition from a living Buddha.
1479:, meaning that he could no longer fall back from the path to Buddhahood. For Sarvāstivāda, the first two incalculable aeons is a period of time in which a bodhisattva may still fall away and regress from the path. At the end of the second incalculable aeon, they encounter a buddha and receive their prediction, at which point they are certain to achieve Buddhahood.
3273:). That a bodhisattva has the option to pursue such a lesser path, but instead chooses the long path towards Buddhahood is one of the five criteria for one to be considered a bodhisattva. The other four are: being human, being a man, making a vow to become a Buddha in the presence of a previous Buddha, and receiving a prophecy from that Buddha.
3137:. But other scholars point out that many other Mahayana sutras do not promote this ideal, and instead teach "easy" practices like memorizing, reciting, teaching and copying Mahayana sutras, as well as meditating on Buddhas and bodhisattvas (and reciting or chanting their names). Ulrich Pagel also notes that in numerous sutras found in the
3368:) from Buddhahood, which means one is close to Buddhahood and that one can no longer turn back or regress from that attainment. They are exemplary monks, with cognitive powers equal to arhats. They practice the four dhyanas, have a deep knowledge of perfect wisdom and teach it to others. In the Lokakshema's Chinese translation of the
2396:- which can mean a resolution, resolve, vow, prayer, wish, aspiration and determination. This more general idea of an earnest wish or solemn resolve which is closely connected with bodhicitta (and is the cause and result of bodhicitta) eventually developed into the idea that bodhisattvas take certain formulaic "
2766:) are the most significant and popular set of bodhisattva virtues and thus they serve as a central framework for bodhisattva practice. They are the most widely taught and commented upon virtues throughout the history of Mahayana Buddhist literature and feature prominently in major Sanskrit sources such as the
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Sattva and satta commonly means "living being", "sentient being" or "person" and many modern scholars adopt an interpretation based on this etymology. Examples include: "a sentient or reasonable being, possessing bodhi" (H. Kern), "a bodhi-being, i.e. a being destined to attain fullest
Enlightenment"
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writes "the subjects based on the deeds of
Bodhisattvas were not mentioned in sūtras." They also held that the bodhisattva path was superior to the śrāvaka vehicle and so the bodhisattva vehicle is the "great vehicle" (mahayana) due to its greater aspiration to save others, while the śrāvaka vehicle
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Drewes notes that Mahāyāna sūtras mainly depict a bodhisattvas' first arising of bodhicitta as occurring in the presence of a Buddha. Furthermore, according to Drewes, most Mahāyāna sūtras "never encourage anyone to become a bodhisattva or present any ritual or other means of doing so." In a similar
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Mahayana sutras also depict the bodhisattva as a being which, because they want to reach
Buddhahood for the sake of all beings, is more loving and compassionate than the sravaka (who only wishes to end their own suffering). Thus, another major difference between the bodhisattva and the arhat is that
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not only in
Mahayana but also in Theravada. Rahula writes "the fact is that both the Theravada and the Mahayana unanimously accept the Bodhisattva ideal as the highest...Although the Theravada holds that anybody can be a Bodhisattva, it does not stipulate or insist that all must be Bodhisattva which
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itself. The text states that encountering and accepting its teachings mean one is close to being given a prediction and that if one does not "shrink back, cower or despair" from the text, but "firmly believes it", one is either irreversible or is close to this stage. Many other
Mahayana sutras such
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describe it as an arduous, difficult monastic path suited only for the few which is nevertheless the most glorious path one can take. Three kinds of bodhisattvas are mentioned: the forest, city, and monastery bodhisattvas—with forest dwelling being promoted a superior, even necessary path in sutras
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sources, which mainly focus on stories of the past lives of the
Sakyamuni. Among the non-Mahayana Nikaya schools, the Jataka literature was likely the main genre that contained bodhisattva teachings. These stories had certainly become an important part of popular Buddhism by the time of the carving
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According to Peter
Skilling, the Mahayana movement began when "at an uncertain point, let us say in the first century BCE, groups of monks, nuns, and lay-followers began to devote themselves exclusively to the Bodhisatva vehicle." These Mahayanists universalized the bodhisattvayana as a path which
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According to Drewes, this claim that merely having faith in Mahāyāna sūtras meant that one was an advanced bodhisattva, was a departure from previous Nikaya views about bodhisattvas. It created new groups of
Buddhists who accepted each other's bodhisattva status. Some Mahayana texts are more open
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railings (c. 125–100 BCE), which contain depictions of around thirty Jataka tales. Thus, it is possible that the bodhisattva ideal was popularized through the telling of
Jatakas. Jataka tales contain numerous stories which focus on the past life deeds of Sakyamuni when he was a bodhisattva. These
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was open to everyone and which was taught for all beings to follow. This was in contrast to the Nikaya schools, which held that the bodhisattva path was only for a rare set of individuals. Indian
Mahayanists preserved and promoted a set of texts called Vaipulya ("Extensive") sutras (later called
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explains that its discussion of the bodhisattva path is partly meant "to stop those who are in fact not bodhisattvas from giving rise to the self-conceit that they are." However, for Sarvāstivāda, one is not technically a bodhisattva until the end of the third incalculable aeon, after which one
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of the Tang dynasty, was the only female ruler of China. She used the growing popularity of Esoteric Buddhism in China for her own needs. Though she was not the only ruler to have made such a claim, the political utility of her claims, coupled with sincerity make her a great example. She built
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These three are not types of people, but rather types of motivation. According to Patrul Rinpoche, the third quality of intention is most noble though the mode by which Buddhahood occurs is the first; that is, it is only possible to teach others the path to enlightenment once one has attained
4918:. Various Indian commentators like Prajñakaramati interpret the term as a synonym for citta (mind, thought) or vyavasāya (decision, determination). Thus, the term bodhisattva could also mean: "one whose mind, intentions, thoughts or wishes are fixed on bodhi". In this sense, this meaning of
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3451:, for instance, states that as many bodhisattvas as there grains of sand in the Ganges turn back from the pursuit of Buddhahood and that out of innumerable beings who give rise to bodhicitta and progress toward Buddhahood, only one or two will reach the point of becoming irreversible."
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state in which one is neither limited to samsara nor nirvana. A being who has reached this kind of nirvana is not restricted from manifesting in the samsaric realms, and yet they remain fully detached from the defilements found in these realms (and thus they can help others).
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is supported by some passages in the Early Buddhist Texts (such as at SN 23.2, parallel at SĀ 122). The etymology is also supported by the Pāli commentaries, Jain sources and other modern scholars like Tillman Vetter and Neumann. Another related possibility pointed out by
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present textual approaches to determine one's status as an advanced bodhisattva. These mainly depend on a person's attitude towards listening to, believing, preaching, proclaiming, copying or memorizing and reciting the sutra as well as practicing the sutra's teachings.
1206:, the Buddha regularly uses the phrase "when I was an unawakened Bodhisatta" to describe his experiences before his attainment of awakening. The early texts which discuss the period before the Buddha's awakening mainly focus on his spiritual development. According to
2387:, for example, explains that the arising of bodhicitta is the first step in the bodhisattva's career. Thus, the arising of bodhicitta, the compassionate mind aimed at awakening for the sake of all beings, is a central defining element of the bodhisattva path.
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collection which was widely cited by various sources. According to Ulrich Pagel, this text is "one of the longest works on the bodhisattva in Mahayana literature" and thus provides extensive information on the topic bodhisattva training, especially
3462:) or "not long set out in the vehicle" with scorn, describing them as "blind", "unintelligent", "lazy" and "weak". Early Mahayana works identify them with those who reject Mahayana or who abandon Mahayana, and they are seen as likely to become
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is outlined in a passage which states "the path to enlightenment comprises benevolence towards all sentient beings, striving after the perfections and compliance with the means of conversion." This path begins with contemplating the failures of
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Just as with non-Mahayana sources, Mahayana sutras generally depict the bodhisattva path as a long path that takes many lifetimes across many aeons. Some sutras state that a beginner bodhisattva could take anywhere from 3 to 22 countless eons
3187:. In the various Mahāyāna texts, two theories can be discerned. One view is the idea that a bodhisattva must postpone their awakening until full Buddhahood is attained (at which point one ceases to be reborn, which is the classical view of
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Basham, A.L. (1981). The evolution of the concept of the bodhisattva. In: Leslie S Kawamura, The bodhisattva doctrine in Buddhism, Published for the Canadian Corporation for Studies in Religion by Wilfrid Laurier University Press, p.
4833:(T. W. Rhys Davids and W. Stede), "A being seeking for bodhi" (M. Anesaki), "Erleuchtungswesen" (Enlightenment Being) (M. Winternitz), "Weisheitswesen" ("Wisdom Being") (M. Walleser). This etymology is also supported by the Mahayana
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According to modern Theravada authors, meeting a Buddha is needed to truly make someone a bodhisattva because any other resolution to attain Buddhahood may easily be forgotten or abandoned during the aeons ahead. The Burmese monk
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4198:(Jp: Kannon), a female form of Avalokiteshvara, is the most widely revered bodhisattva in East Asian Buddhism, generally depicted as a motherly figure. Guanyin is venerated in various other forms and manifestations, including
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While the veneration of bodhisattvas is much more widespread and popular in the Mahayana Buddhist world, it is also found in Theravada Buddhist regions. Bodhisattvas which are venerated in Theravada lands include Natha Deviyo
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Jeffrey Samuels echoes this perspective, noting that while in Mahayana Buddhism the bodhisattva path is held to be universal and for everyone, in Theravada it is "reserved for and appropriated by certain exceptional people."
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Bodhisattvas who attain this ground strive to help sentient beings attain maturity, and do not become emotionally involved when such beings respond negatively, both of which are difficult to do. The emphasized perfection is
2112:, which are personifications of the basic virtues of wisdom and compassion respectively and are the two most important bodhisattvas in Mahayana. The development of bodhisattva devotion parallels the development of the Hindu
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The Sanskrit term sattva may mean "strength, energy, vigour, power, courage" and therefore, bodhisattva could also mean "one whose energy and power is directed towards bodhi". This reading of sattva is found in Ksemendra's
2561:. Pagel also argues that this text was quite influential on later Mahayana writings which discuss the bodhisattva and thus was "of fundamental importance to the evolution of the bodhisattva doctrine." Other sutras in the
1241:(gods). These sources also discuss various miracles which accompanied the bodhisattva's conception and birth, most famously, his taking seven steps and proclaiming that this was his last life. The Chinese source (titled
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may have taken some time to develop and is not obvious in some of the early Mahāyāna literature, therefore while earlier sutras may sometimes speak of "postponement", later texts saw no need to postpone the "superior"
2519:. Contemporary Mahāyāna Buddhism encourages everyone to give rise to bodhicitta and ceremonially take bodhisattva vows. With these vows and precepts, one makes the promise to work for the complete enlightenment of all
3885:. According to Lewis Lancaster, these "celestial" or "heavenly" bodhisattvas are seen as "either the manifestations of a Buddha or they are beings who possess the power of producing many bodies through great feats of
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We having crossed (the stream of samsara), may we help living beings to cross! We being liberated, may we liberate others! We being comforted, may we comfort others! We being finally released, may we release others!
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4694:, there are four mountains that are regarded as bodhimaṇḍas for bodhisattvas, with each site having major monasteries and being popular for pilgrimages by both monastics and laypeople. These four sacred places are:
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present the "bodhisattva Maitreya" as an example figure (EĀ 20.6 and EĀ 42.6) and one sutra in this collection also discuss how the Buddha taught the bodhisattva path of the six perfections to Maitreya (EĀ 27.5).
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Later Mahayana Buddhists also developed specific rituals and devotional acts for which helped to develop various preliminary qualities, such as faith, worship, prayer, and confession, that lead to the arising of
2542:) of the bodhisattvas, which includes all the duties, virtues and practices that bodhisattvas must accomplish to attain Buddhahood. An important early Mahayana source for the practice of the bodhisattva is the
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1860:(1907–1995) both sought to receive a prediction from a Buddha in the future and believed meritorious actions done for the good of Buddhism would help in their endeavor to become bodhisattvas in the future.
2116:. Indeed, Dayal sees the development of Indian bodhisattva cults as a Buddhist reaction to the growth of bhakti centered religion in India which helped to popularize and reinvigorate Indian Buddhism.
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and thus receive a prediction from him. Medieval Theravada literature and inscriptions report the aspirations of monks, kings and ministers to meet Maitreya for this purpose. Modern figures such as
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2916:), which Dayal calls "the sine qua non of moral progress for a bodhisattva." Mindfulness is widely emphasized by Buddhist authors and Sanskrit sources and it appears four times in the list of 37
1444:, which they termed "Bodhisattva Piṭaka" or "Vaipulya (Extensive) Piṭaka". None of these have survived. Dar Hayal attributes the historical development of the bodhisattva ideal to "the growth of
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1471:) in front of a past Buddha. During the first incalculable aeon he is said to have encountered and served 75,000 Buddhas, and 76,000 in the second, after which he received his first prediction (
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presents various ideas regarding the school's conception of the bodhisattva ideal. According to this text, bodhisattva Gautama had already reached a level of dispassion at the time of Buddha
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deeds generally express bodhisattva qualities and practices (such as compassion, the six perfections, and supernatural power) in dramatic ways, and include numerous acts of self-sacrifice.
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Buddhists (especially Mahayanists) venerate several bodhisattvas (such as Maitreya, Manjushri and Avalokiteshvara) which are seen as highly spiritually advanced (having attained the tenth
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is a similarly influential text (a revealed text, or terma) which focuses on Chenrezig (Avalokiteshvara, who is seen as the country's patron bodhisattva) and his miraculous activities in
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means "earth" or "place" and figurately can mean "ground, plane, stage, level; state of consciousness". There are various lists of bhumis, the most common is a list of ten found in the
1210:, most of these passages focus on three main themes: "the bodhisattva's overcoming of unwholesome states of mind, his development of mental tranquillity, and the growth of his insight."
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Silk, Jonathan; Hinüber, Oskar von; Eltschinger, Vincent; eds. (2016). "Lotus Sutra", in Brill's Encyclopedia of Buddhism, Volume 1: Literature and Languages. Leiden: Brill. p. 147
3342:), "one finds four key stages that are demarcated throughout this early textual material that constitute the most basic elements in the path of a bodhisattva". These main elements are:
3017:, hold the view that realizing Buddhahood through the long bodhisattva path of the perfections is no longer practical in the current age (which is understood as a degenerate age called
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generally understands the bodhisattva path as being open to everyone, and Mahāyāna Buddhists encourage all individuals to become bodhisattvas. Spiritually advanced bodhisattvas such as
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Mahayana bodhisattvas were not just abstract models for Buddhist practice, but also developed as distinct figures which were venerated by Indian Buddhists. These included figures like
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manner to the nikāya sources, Mahāyāna sūtras also see new bodhisattvas as likely to regress, while seeing irreversible bodhisattvas are quite rare. Thus, according to Drewes, "the
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2845:(6:2) states that wisdom leads the other perfections as a man with eyes leads the blind. This perfect or transcendent wisdom has various qualities, such as being non-attached (
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1353:, would become the future Buddha and that this had been predicted by the Buddha Sakyamuni was also an early doctrine related to the bodhisattva ideal. It first appears in the
1329:) of one's future Buddhahood was necessary to become a bodhisattva. According to Drewes, "all known models of the path to Buddhahood developed from this basic understanding."
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offers five blue lotuses and spreads out his hair or entire body for Dīpankara to walk on, resolving to one day become a Buddha. Dīpankara then confirms that they will attain
4958:(菩薩), a phonetic transcription of the Sanskrit term. However, early Chinese translators sometimes used a meaning translation of the term bodhisattva, which they rendered as
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schools recognize additional grounds (varying from 3 to 10 further stages), mostly 6 more grounds with variant descriptions. A bodhisattva above the 7th ground is called a
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and Shantideva. Some scholars have used these texts to argue for "the forest hypothesis", the theory that the initial Bodhisattva ideal was associated with a strict forest
2153:, a skillful device invented by the Buddha to get beings of various abilities on the path. But ultimately, it will be revealed to them that there is only one vehicle, the
1256:. Yet another important element of the bodhisattva doctrine, the idea of a prediction of someone's future Buddhahood, is found in another Chinese early Buddhist text, the
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White, Kenneth R.; The Role of Bodhicitta in Buddhist Enlightenment: Including a Translation into English of Bodhicitta-sastra, Benkemmitsu-nikyoron, and Sammaya-kaijo;
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even states that calling Avalokiteshvara to mind can help save someone from natural disasters, demons, and other calamities. It is also supposed to protect one from the
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The Making of a Savior Bodhisattva: Dizang in Medieval China, by Zhiru (Kuroda Institute Studies in East Asian Buddhism series no. 21), University of Hawaii Press, 2007
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or tantric Buddhism) lead to the idea that certain methods and practices could substantially shorten the path (and even lead to Buddhahood in a single lifetime). In
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state that without mindfulness, a bodhisattva will be helpless and uncontrolled (like a mad elephant) and will not succeed in conquering the mental afflictions.
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also claim that arhats that have reached nirvana have not truly finished their spiritual quest, for they still have not attained the superior goal of sambodhi (
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that the two vehicles differ in numerous ways, such as intention, teaching, employment (i.e., means), support, and the time that it takes to reach the goal.
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depict the idea that there are multiple Buddhas and that there will be many future Buddhas, all of which must train as bodhisattas. Non-canonical Theravada
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Sṛṣṭikartā Lokeśvara (Avalokiteshvara in the process of creation), in which the bodhisattva takes on the form of Sṛṣṭikartā (creator) and emanates all the
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Literature which glorifies such bodhisattvas and recounts their various miracles remains very popular in Asia. One example of such a work of literature is
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A Study of Mahayanasamgraha III: The Relation of Practical Theories and Philosophical Theories." Ph.D. dissertation, The University of Calgary, pp. 38-40.
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Over time, numerous historical Buddhist figures also came to be seen as bodhisattvas in their own right, deserving of devotion. For example, an extensive
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are also widely venerated across the Mahāyāna Buddhist world and are believed to possess great magical power which they employ to help all living beings.
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aspires to become a Buddha in the future and the Buddha then predicts that Maitreya will become a Buddha in the future. Other discourses found in the
1611:, C: 轉性行 zhuǎn xìng xíng) or “course of purity” (G: śukracaria), this is the stage at which one cannot fall back and is assured of future Buddhahood.
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states: "all the bodhisattvas who have realized the irreversible stage have obtained their prediction to Buddhahood from the Buddhas in the past."
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that allows a Buddha to remain engaged in the samsaric realms without being affected by them. This attainment was understood as a kind of
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The recounting of Jataka tales, which discuss the bodhisattva deeds of Gautama before his awakening, also remains a popular practice.
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1944:(956–972 CE), who had the words inscribed "none but the bodhisattvas will become kings of a prosperous Lanka," among other examples.
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or pāramitās) as a bodhisattva, the actual bodhisattva path is not taught in the earliest strata of Buddhist texts such as the Pali
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is also highly critical of monks living in monasteries and in cities who are seen as not practicing meditation and morality.
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The term bodhisattva was also used in a broader sense by later authors. According to the eighth-century Mahāyāna philosopher
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Gone Beyond: The Prajnaparamita Sutras The Ornament Of Clear Realization And Its Commentaries In The Tibetan Kagyu Tradition
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In the Tibetan tradition, there are eight bodhisattvas known as the "Eight Great Bodhisattvas", or "Eight Close Sons" (Skt.
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The bodhisattva doctrine went through a significant transformation during the development of Buddhist tantra, also known as
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These elements, which constitute a kind of preliminary preparation for bodhicitta, are found in the "seven part worship" (
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while living in Tuṣita, while the Chinese source states that his lifespan, appearance, and glory was greater than all the
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it is said to be like a radiating light that fully burns that which opposes enlightenment. The emphasized perfection is
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Over time, a more varied analysis of bodhisattva careers developed focused on one's motivation. This can be seen in the
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also promotes a solitary life of meditation in the forests, far away from the distractions of the householder life. The
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Over time, Mahayana Buddhists developed mature systematized doctrines about the bodhisattva. The authors of the various
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achieved Buddhahood. There are also sacred places of awakening for bodhisattvas located throughout the Buddhist world.
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According to various Mahāyāna sources, on the way to becoming a Buddha, a bodhisattva proceeds through various stages (
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feature female bodhisattvas as main characters and discuss their life, teachings and future Buddhahood. These include
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Manifesting Sympathy: Not making differences, not treating yourself as different and not treating others as different.
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Popular Buddhist figures have also been seen as bodhisattvas in Theravada Buddhist lands. Shanta Ratnayaka notes that
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states "I must lead all beings to Liberation. I will stay here till the end, even for the sake of one living soul."
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to bring Buddhist practitioners to the pure land of Sukhavati, where they will better be able to practice the path.
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This text discusses bodhisattva qualities in the context of six previous Buddhas who lived long ago, such as Buddha
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After a being has entered the path by giving rise to bodhicitta, they must make effort in the practice or conduct (
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While bodhisattvas tend to be depicted as conventionally beautiful, there are instances of their manifestation as
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figure with a serene expression and graceful manner. This is probably in accordance to the description of Prince
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tradition of Sri Lanka practiced Mahayana Buddhism and was very influential until the 12th century. Kings of
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Some Mahayana sutras promoted another revolutionary doctrinal turn, claiming that the three vehicles of the
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Shepherd-like bodhicitta – To aspire to become a Buddha only after all other sentient beings have done so.
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Werner, Karel; Samuels, Jeffrey; Bhikkhu Bodhi; Skilling, Peter; Bhikkhu Anālayo, McMahan, David (2013)
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A dictionary of Chinese Buddhist terms: with Sanskrit and English equivalents and a Sanskrit-Pali index
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literature also teaches about bodhisattvas and the bodhisattva path. The worship of bodhisattvas like
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Lampert, K.; Traditions of Compassion: From Religious Duty to Social Activism. Palgrave-Macmillan;
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to be bodhisattvas. In Chinese Buddhism, various historical figures have been called bodhisattvas.
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Words of My Perfect Teacher: A Complete Translation of A Classic Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism.
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is said to have constantly prayed to Avalokiteshvara for protection on his long journey to India.
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The light of Dharma is said to radiate for others from the bodhisattva who accomplishes the third
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many aeons ago and he is also said to have attained the perfection of wisdom countless aeons ago.
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are said to be bodhisattvas, all emanations of Avalokiteshvara. Deities like Saraswati (Chinese:
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and various tests, especially tests based on one's reaction to the hearing of the content in the
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Boatman-like bodhicitta – To aspire to become a Buddha at the same time as other sentient beings.
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path). Rather than encouraging them to become bodhisattvas, what early Mahayana sutras like the
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King-like bodhicitta – To aspire to become a Buddha first in order to then help sentient beings.
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collection, the bodhisattva ideal is placed "firmly within the reach of non-celibate layfolk."
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may have considered himself a bodhisattva, as one edict states that he "set out for sambodhi."
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of the bodhisattva path without giving specific time frames (though it's said to take various
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and has also received a confirmation or prediction from a living Buddha that this will be so.
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The Hindu Buddha and the Buddhist Visnu: Religious Transformations in Indian and Sri Lanka.
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states that the bodhisattva must cultivate the six paramitas for three incalculable aeons (
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The Bodhisattvapiṭaka: Its Doctrines, Practices and Their Position in Mahāyāna Literature.
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pp. 130-133. New Delhi: Abhinav Publications, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts.
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Notes on the Chengju guangming jing, 'Sūtra of Achieving the Bright Light Concentration'.
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In Mahāyāna, bodhisattvas are often not Buddhist monks and are former lay practitioners.
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Other sutras contain longer and more complex formulas, such as the ten vows found in the
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Buddhism, diplomacy, and trade : the realignment of Sino-Indian relations, 600-1400
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The Irreversible Bodhisattva (avaivartika) in the Lotus sutra and Avaivartikacakrasutra.
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can mean "substance". Some modern scholars interpret bodhisattva in this light, such as
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commentaries makes this explicit by stating that one cannot use a substitute (such as a
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and train under a guru in order to perfect his meditation practice and realization of
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While many Mahayana sources discuss the bodhisattva's training in ethical discipline (
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Dalai Lama XIV Bstan-ʼdzin-rgya-mtsho, Dalai Lama XIV, Dalai Lama, Santideva (1994).
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Mipham's Beacon of Certainty: Illuminating the View of Dzogchen, the Great Perfection
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Volume 47, Number 3, July 1997, pp. 399–415. Reprinted with permission of the author.
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History of Religions, volume 61, number 2, November 2021. The University of Chicago.
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A Flash of Lightning in the Dark of Night: A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life,
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The Middle Way. Journal of the Buddhist Society. August 2000. Vol. 75, No.2, 95–106.
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of the major bodhisattvas are quite common and they often act as protector deities.
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stands out with a feminine title and benevolent expression. In some depictions, her
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are considered to be bodhisattvas in Mahayana Buddhist sources. For example, in the
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and also declares that a bodhisattva must practice the path for an "inconceivable" (
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Bulletin of The Institute of Oriental Philosophy. No. 29, pp.(59-81) 176–154, 2014.
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Translated by The Padmakara Translation Group. (Walnut Creek: Altamira, 1994), 218.
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Buddha in the Crown : Avalokitesvara in the Buddhist Traditions of Sri Lanka.
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Buddha in the Crown : Avalokitesvara in the Buddhist Traditions of Sri Lanka.
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by Lu Kao (459–532) which was very influential in China. In Tibetan Buddhism, the
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The Weaving of Mantra: Kukai and the Construction of Esoteric Buddhist Discourse
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teaching on three types of motivation for generating bodhicitta. According to
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Another key element of the bodhisattva path is the concept of a bodhisattva's
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Gelongma Karma Migme Chodron (trans from French); Lamotte, Etienne (trans).
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Buddha in the Crown: Avalokitesvara in the Buddhist Traditions of Sri Lanka
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Maṇḍalas in the Making: The Visual Culture of Esoteric Buddhism at Dunhuang
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is uncontroversial and means "awakening" or "enlightenment" (from the root
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The Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines & Its Verse Summary
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Later developments in Indian and Asian Mahayana Buddhism (especially in
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The Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines and its Verse Summary.
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sects) transmitted a collection of texts on bodhisattvas alongside the
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which claims that the very idea of three separate vehicles is just an
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heaven. The Pali text focuses on how the bodhisattva was endowed with
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A few good men: the Bodhisattva path according to the Inquiry of Ugra
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This is a slightly revised version of the essay earlier published in
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Bodhisattva painting at Dun Huang in the "1000 Buddha cave" (cave 17)
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begins to perform the actions which lead to the manifestation of the
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Audio recitation of 'The 37 Practices of Bodhisattvas' in MP3 format
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Buddhist Studies Review 25(1) 2008, 27–53. ISSN (online): 1747-9681.
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Drewes, David, Early Indian Mahayana Buddhism II: New Perspectives,
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The Problem of Becoming a Bodhisattva and the Emergence of Mahayana.
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By depending on the perfection of wisdom, does not abide in either
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Green Tara and her devotees, Folio from a Bengali manuscript of the
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were often described as bodhisattvas, starting at least as early as
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Gampopa; The Jewel Ornament of Liberation; Snow Lion Publications;
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The Origins of Om Manipadme Hum: A Study of the Karandavyuha Sutra.
6499:(2nd ed.). Wigston, Leicestershire: Lorenz Books. p. 114.
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White Avalokiteshvara (Amoghapasha Lokeshvara), 14th century, Nepal
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reveal knowledge of the bodhisattva ideal. Basham even argues that
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are popularly regarded as bodhisattvas. Various modern figures of
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What A Bodhisattva Does: Thirty-Seven Practices by Ngulchu Thogme
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Bodhisattva Manjushri as Tikshna-Manjushri (Minjie Wenshu), China
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school of philosophy. Followers of Tibetan Buddhism consider the
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Nāgārjuna in Context: Mahāyāna Buddhism and Early Indian Culture
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is a female personification of the perfection of wisdom and the
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The emphasized virtue is the understanding of self and non-self.
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collection are also important sources for the bodhisattva path.
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or vehicles is the question of a bodhisattva's relationship to
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Another key virtue which the bodhisattva must develop is great
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traditions, monastics rely solely on the bodhisattva precepts.
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Volume II, p. 28. Louvain : Bureaux du Muséon, 1938-1939.
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A history of Indian Buddhism: from Śākyamuni to Early Mahāyāna
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that have converted to Buddhism and have sworn to protect it.
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also says the bodhisattva should undertake ascetic practices (
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edited by Steven D Goodman and Ronald M. Davidson, SUNY, 1992
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Studies in the Astasahasrika Prajnaparamita and Other Essays.
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Journal of the International Association of Buddhist Studies
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5684:"The crossroads of Asia", edited by Elizabeth Errington and
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provides a variety of methods, including forms of ritual or
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in the Buddha, giving rise to bodhicitta and practicing the
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Thus, the presence of a living Buddha is also necessary for
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The Bodhisattva Ideal: Essays on the Emergence of Mahayana
7874:, Hamburg Buddhist Studies 1, Hamburg University Press 2010
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Other important bodhisattvas in Mahayana Buddhism include:
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and Bhrikuti, India, Madhya Pradesh, Sirpur, c. 8th century
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the bodhisattva practices the path for the good of others (
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Online exhibition analyzing a Korean Bodhisattva sculpture
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which states: "O Effulgence, World-Transcendent, come, oh
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The second theory is the idea that there are two kinds of
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The 37 Practices of Bodhisattvas online with commentaries
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Questioning the Buddha: A Selection of Twenty-Five Sutras
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The Sutra on the Maṇḍalas of the Eight Great Bodhisattvas
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More Records of Kuan-shih-yin's Responsive Manifestations
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is where one becomes able to choose his place of rebirth.
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Related to the different views on the different types of
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2400:." One of the earliest of these formulas is found in the
1551:(佛本行 集經, Taisho vol. 3, no. 190, pp. 669a1–672a11).
960:
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Sacred visions : early paintings from central Tibet
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The Bodhisattva Vow: A Practical Guide to Helping Others
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The Bodhisattva Doctrine in Buddhist Sanskrit Literature
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The Bodhisattva Doctrine in Buddhist Sanskrit Literature
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The Bodhisattva Doctrine in Buddhist Sanskrit Literature
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The Bodhisattva Doctrine in Buddhist Sanskrit Literature
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The Bodhisattva Doctrine in Buddhist Sanskrit Literature
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The Bodhisattva Doctrine in Buddhist Sanskrit Literature
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The Bodhisattva Doctrine in Buddhist Sanskrit Literature
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The Bodhisattva Doctrine in Buddhist Sanskrit Literature
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The Bodhisattva Doctrine in Buddhist Sanskrit Literature
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The Bodhisattva Vow: A Practical Guide to Helping Others
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Theravada Buddhism: Continuity, Diversity, and Identity,
5047:, Central Java, Indonesia. Sailendran art c. 8th century
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several temples and contributed to the finishing of the
3435:("devoted to the practice of the six perfections"), (3)
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for them and introduced new practices which made use of
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school held it took Gautama three "incalculable aeons" (
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The Buddhist Tantras: Light on Indo-Tibetan Esotericism
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The Bodhisattva Ideal in Theravāda Theory and Practice.
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can mean "essence, nature, true essence", and the Pali
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provide the following schema of bodhisattva practices:
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This article is about Buddhism. For the 2010 film, see
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The Bodhisattva Ideal in Theravāda Theory and Practice
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Myths & Legends of India, Egypt, China & Japan
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The emphasized virtue is aspiration. This "immovable"
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This doctrine of non-abiding nirvana developed in the
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school developed a different theory of three separate
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1389:) as a distinct (and superior) path from that of the
1095:), as well as the various bodhisattva "perfections" (
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Buddhist Publication Society. ISBN 978-955-24-0396-5
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Buddhism in China: Collected Papers of Erik Zürcher,
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The Fluid Pantheon: Gods of Medieval Japan, Volume 1
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6601:. Columbia University Press. pp. 40–44, 50–52.
3443:("separated by only one lifetime from buddhahood").
1687:(aeons) to reach Buddhahood. Several sources in the
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7041:(Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2013), 135.
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Jokei and Buddhist Devotion in Early Medieval Japan
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Mahāyāna Sūtras and Opening of the Bodhisattva Path
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Padmapani, India, Gandharan period, 200s CE, schist
3816:are also said to have already attained Buddhahood.
3641:is named "stainless". The emphasized perfection is
3169:in tantric union with his consort, the bodhisattva
2665:(the principles conducive to bodhi) which are: the
1806:commentary, there are three types of bodhisattvas:
1051:, a bodhisattva refers to anyone who has generated
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3191:). This view is promoted in some sutras like the
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7462:Hodous, Lewis; Soothill, William Edward (2004).
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6838:Gelongma Karma Migme Chodron; Lamotte, Étienne
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4931:Tibetan lexicographers translate bodhisattva as
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5527:: A Practical Guide to Helping Others, page 1,
5063:, Muarabulian, Jambi, Indonesia c. 11th century
5023:Standing bodhisattva. Gandhāra, 2nd–3rd century
4410:) are still venerated as bodhisattva devas and
3233:school. As noted by Paul Williams, the idea of
3030:This view is rejected by other schools such as
2448:). This ritual form is visible in the works of
2196:Twenty-five Bodhisattvas Descending from Heaven
2093:, while the sravakas do so for their own good (
7951:with Neil Elliott, Tharpa Publications (2002)
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7768:Bhikkhu Analayo; Zimmermann, Michael (2010).
7452:State University of New York Press. p. 39-40.
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7002:Mahayana Buddhism: The Doctrinal Foundations,
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6360:Mahayana Buddhism: The Doctrinal Foundations,
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6109:Mahāyāna Buddhism: The Doctrinal Foundations.
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4611:). This trope is commonly employed among the
4357:schools consider their founding figures like
2162:
1902:, Asarapasarana Saranarikara Sangharaja, and
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8907:Basic points unifying Theravāda and Mahāyāna
7991:Mahayana Buddhism: The Doctrinal Foundations
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7679:Mahayana Buddhism: The Doctrinal Foundations
7217:and the Cult of Āvalokiteśvara in Tibet, in
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6648:Mahayana Buddhism: The Doctrinal Foundations
6394:Mahayana Buddhism: The Doctrinal Foundations
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6060:Hoiberg, Dale H., ed. (2010). "Abhayagiri".
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5898:
5850:
5709:
5601:Mahayana Buddhism: The Doctrinal Foundations
5363:Maitreya, Bihar, Gaya District, 11th century
4445:and even went on to patronise Buddhism over
4307:The Sūtra of the Girl Candrottarā's Prophecy
4248:) is the most important female bodhisattva.
3840:Offering Alms: Not being covetous or greedy;
3744:Particular emphasis is on the perfection of
3380:) that "does not grasp at anything at all" (
3353:"Endurance towards the fact that things are
3325:Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines
3023:). Thus, they rely on the salvific power of
1294:(and their counterparts such as the Chinese
8075:Access to Insight Library: Bodhi's Wheel409
7527:
7399:Magic and Ritual in Tibet: The Cult of Tara
7059:
6503:
6495:Storm, Rachel (2011). Sudell, Helen (ed.).
6408:
6365:
6298:
6120:
5972:
5932:
5866:
5628:(3). University of Hawai'i Press: 399–415.
5606:
4671:(place of awakening), and may be a site of
4491:, an important figure in Vajrayana Buddhism
3454:Drewes also adds that early texts like the
3193:Pañcavimsatisahasrika-prajñaparamita-sutra.
2948:Tibetan painting of Vajrapani, 19th-century
1759:) which confirms that one is irreversible (
1745:(6th century CE) wrote a commentary on the
1707:) can also be found in Theravada Buddhism.
1596:, C: 順性行 shùn xìng xíng) or "development" (
1467:) to become a Buddha after his resolution (
10805:
10791:
8132:
8118:
8050:The Thirty-Seven Practices of Bodhisattvas
7784:"Pāli Philology and the Study of Buddhism"
7302:
6740:
6515:
6178:
5688:, The ancient India and Iran Trust, 1992,
5678:
5582:. London: Gerald Duckworth & Co. Ltd.
5547:
5545:
5461:
5291:Gandharan sculpture, head of a bodhisattva
4002:
3346:"The arising of the thought of awakening (
2908:Another key virtue for the bodhisattva is
2829:period, East Java, Indonesia, 13th century
2613:), the thirty-seven factors of awakening (
2523:by practicing the transcendent virtues or
2239:treatises often presented the view of the
1298:) which instead focus on the ideal of the
1258:Discourse on an Explanation about the Past
910:
896:
38:
7615:. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press.
7567:
7416:84000 Translating The Words of The Buddha
6002:New Biographies of the Buddha in Gāndhārī
5200:Padmapani Lokeshvara, Nepal, 11th century
4954:Chinese Buddhists generally use the term
4353:, the Bodhisattva of Compassion. Various
3853:
2141:). This is most famously promoted in the
1989:(the protector of the Buddha) resembling
1887:), an epithet used almost exclusively in
1763:) from the attainment of Buddhahood. The
1260:(MĀ 66). In this discourse, a monk named
7644:Master Yan Shou of Yong Ming Monastery.
7412:"The Inquiry of Lokadhara, Introduction"
6664:. Four Seasons Foundation. p. 163.
5551:
5390:(A Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life)
4922:is similar to the meaning it has in the
4645:
4582:
4508:, the main character in the influential
4460:
4316:
4171:
4158:
4006:
3955:
3912:, a bodhisattva is often described as a
3857:
3540:
3314:
3160:
3148:
2943:
2817:
2355:
2339:
2190:
2174:
2166:
1980:
1962:
1728:
1642:
1630:
1619:
1372:
1159:
1147:
10094:Banishment of Buddhist monks from Nepal
7219:Tibetan Buddhism: Reason and Revelation
5615:
5542:
4650:Statue of Samantabhadra bodhisattva at
4257:The Questions of the Girl Vimalaśraddhā
1810:Bodhisattvas "preponderant in wisdom" (
1659:The bodhisattva ideal is also found in
1152:Probable early image of a bodhisattva (
1013:is a person who is on the path towards
11020:
10297:List of Buddhist architecture in China
8024:The Ethical Discipline of Bodhisattvas
7945:Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life
5315:Lokesvara, Cambodia, 10th–11th century
4597:fierceful and monstrous looking beings
4578:
4154:
3458:treat bodhisattvas who are beginners (
3173:(also considered to be a form of Tara)
3042:. The founders of Tendai and Shingon,
2218:is the "small" or "inferior" vehicle (
1828:Bodhisattvas "preponderant in vigor" (
1817:Bodhisattvas "preponderant in faith" (
1527:also presents four stages or courses (
10786:
8113:
8097:Buddhanet.net Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva
7918:The Bodhisattva Doctrine in Buddhism,
7861:
7534:Japanese Journal of Religious Studies
7372:
7363:, p. 301. University of Hawaii Press.
7317:, pp. 53-55. Oxford University Press.
6843:(La Somme du Grand Véhicule d'Asaṅga)
6659:
6494:
6218:Motilal Banarsidass. 2005. pp. 53–54.
6123:"Bodhisattva Ideal in Buddhism (from
5787:
4862:. Hayal notes that the Sanskrit term
4422:is called a bodhisattva in the famed
4229:in Chinese) are androgynous (Ch. 中性;
3523:with their bodhisattva doctrine. The
3409:), then there is the "irreversible" (
3310:
2997:, an aspirant might go to a Buddha's
2024:attained by arhats. For example, the
1663:sources, like the Theravāda school's
7871:The Genesis of the Bodhisattva Ideal
7800:, pp. 7-8. Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
7770:The Genesis of the Bodhisattva Ideal
7723:, pp. 4-5. Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
7707:, pp. 4-7. Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
7152:
7039:The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism
6621:
6615:
6129:. Buddhist Missionary Society, 1996.
5790:"Arahants, Bodhisattvas and Buddhas"
5351:Guanyin Statue, Nanshan Guanyin Park
4793:, the bodhisattva of the great vow (
3834:Four Exemplary Acts of a Bodhisattva
220:བྱང་ཆུབ་སེམས་དཔའ་ (jang chup sem pa)
109:: pou4 saat3/pou4 tai4 saat3 do3), (
7608:
6596:
6111:Taylor & Francis, 1989, p. 328.
5458:, Introduction, Simon and Schuster.
4850:which means "one who is devoted to
4325:for the benefit of sentient beings.
4110:("Universal Worthy", or "All Good")
13:
10084:Silk Road transmission of Buddhism
8080:Arahants, Buddhas and Bodhisattvas
7548:The Thousand-armed Avalokiteśvara,
5188:Manjushri, 17th–18th century China
5122:, early 9th century Central Java,
5059:The golden Srivijayan Bodhisattva
4709:), the bodhisattva of Compassion (
4634:, fierce manifestations (Tibetan:
4497:the famous lay bodhisattva of the
4312:
4279:The Sūtra of Aśokadattā's Prophecy
3979:These celestial bodhisattvas like
3896:, and they are widely depicted in
3402:Aṣṭasāhasrikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra
2405:Aṣṭasāhasrikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra
2064:Aṣṭasāhasrikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra
1377:6th century painting of Maitreya,
1167:depicting the bodhisattva (future
361:Decline in the Indian subcontinent
356:Silk Road transmission of Buddhism
23:. For the song by Steely Dan, see
14:
11059:
8017:
7826:, p. 8. Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
7813:, p. 9. Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
7759:, p. 7. Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
7743:, p. 6. Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
7694:, p. 4. Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
7335:pp. 60, 313. Motilal Banarsidass.
5327:Lokeshvara, Bihar, Teladha Vihara
5303:Vajrapani, Cambodia, 10th century
5267:Maitreya, Himalayan, 15th century
4846:may correspond with the Sanskrit
4842:According to Har Dayal, the term
4287:The Sūtra of Kṣemavatī's Prophecy
4225:such as Avalokiteśvara (known as
2801:ethical precepts for bodhisattvas
1970:standing Maitreya (3rd century),
1958:
1906:"are often called bodhisattvas".
1722:); and the way of the disciples (
1710:By the time of the great scholar
1647:Bronze statue of the bodhisattva
1368:
1305:The oldest known story about how
1243:Discourse on Marvellous Qualities
1221:123, and its Chinese parallel in
1143:
11048:Buddhist stages of enlightenment
10812:
10765:
10755:
10754:
10312:Thai temple art and architecture
10057:Huichang persecution of Buddhism
8297:Iconography in Laos and Thailand
8163:
8150:
8140:
7916:Kawamura, Leslie S. (ed) (1981)
7842:
7829:
7816:
7803:
7790:
7775:
7762:
7697:
7684:
7671:
7662:
7637:
7602:
7561:
7540:
7521:
7488:
7455:
7442:
7433:
7404:
7391:
7366:
7353:
7338:
7333:The Cult of the Goddess Pattini,
7289:
7286:pp. 128–129, note 23. Shambhala.
7264:
7224:
7204:
7195:
7186:
7168:
7146:
7120:
7108:
7099:
7090:
7077:
7031:
6980:
6971:
6958:
6945:
6932:
6914:
6888:
6879:
6870:
6857:
6848:
6317:10.1111/j.1749-8171.2009.00193.x
5829:Kawamura (ed) 1981, pp. 127-132.
5778:Werner et al. 2013, pp. 192-193.
5769:Werner et al. 2013, pp. 186-189.
5742:Werner et al. 2013, pp. 171-172.
5368:
5356:
5344:
5332:
5320:
5308:
5296:
5284:
5272:
5260:
5248:
5236:
5217:
5205:
5193:
5181:
5169:
5154:
5142:
5130:
5107:
5084:
5068:
5052:
5028:
5016:
5000:
4641:
4291:The Questions of the Girl Sumati
4104:("He who blocks the hindrances")
3596:lists the following ten stages:
2849:), non-conceptual and non-dual (
2667:four applications of mindfulness
1673:) and receiving his prediction (
935:
877:
296:
263:
11033:Buddhist philosophical concepts
8164:
7422:from the original on 2022-01-01
7201:Kawamura (ed) 1981, pp. 138-139
6885:Kawamura (ed) 1981, pp. 170-176
6832:
6812:
6794:
6770:
6761:
6752:
6731:
6722:
6709:
6700:
6687:
6678:
6653:
6640:
6590:
6581:
6572:
6563:
6554:
6545:
6536:
6527:
6488:
6465:
6456:
6447:
6438:
6429:
6420:
6399:
6386:
6377:
6330:
6321:
6277:
6268:
6259:
6250:
6237:
6221:
6208:
6199:
6190:
6146:
6133:
6114:
6101:
6088:
6075:
6054:
6041:
5963:
5923:
5918:Buddhist Sects and Sectarianism
5910:
5907:Werner et al. 2013, pp. 81, 94.
5878:
5841:
5832:
5823:
5814:
5805:
5796:
5781:
5772:
5763:
5754:
5745:
5736:
5733:Werner et al. 2013, p. 166-167.
5727:
5699:
4947:means "hero, strong man" (Skt.
4737:, the bodhisattva of practice (
4303:The Miraculous Play of Mañjuśrī
4095:("Space Source") also known as
3659:. The emphasized perfection is
10302:Japanese Buddhist architecture
10104:Sinhalese Buddhist nationalism
9184:Seven Factors of Enlightenment
8375:Places where the Buddha stayed
7937:Institute of Buddhist Studies.
7331:Obeyesekere, Gananath (1987).
5616:Samuels, Jeffrey (July 1997).
5593:
5572:
5518:
5448:
4807:
4798:
4779:
4770:
4751:
4742:
4723:
4714:
4270:The Lion's Roar of Śrīmālādevī
4018:, 14th century Java, Indonesia
3881:) and thus possessing immense
3802:recognizes 57 stages. Various
3778:, one attains full Buddhahood.
3619:), but especially emphasizing
3611:the bodhisattvas practice all
3195:The idea is also found in the
2135:were really just one vehicle (
1171:) taking a vow at the foot of
1:
10317:Tibetan Buddhist architecture
7528:MacWilliams, Mark W. (1997).
7448:Studholme, Alexander (2002).
7401:, p. 13. Motilal Banarsidass.
7028:Kawamura (ed) 1981, pp. 71-72
6362:Routledge, 2008, pp. 195–196.
5552:Flanagan, Owen (2011-08-12).
5375:Manjusri, Nepal, 15th century
5339:Avalokiteshvara, 18th century
4765:, the bodhisattva of wisdom (
4519:, a major bodhisattva in the
4283:The Questions of Vimalaprabhā
3290:Kun bzang bla ma'i gzhal lung
2940:Length and nature of the path
2675:four bases of spiritual power
2375:), or the initial arising of
2336:Entering the bodhisattva path
2313:(the mind set on awakening).
2199:
1832:) take four times as long as
1213:Other early sources like the
10074:Buddhism and the Roman world
10050:Decline of Buddhism in India
10045:History of Buddhism in India
8145: Topics in
7499:. Sri Satguru Publications.
7313:Holt, John Clifford (1991).
7114:Watanabe, Chikafumi (2000),
6719:, p. 43. Simon and Schuster.
6247:Grey Fox Press. 2001. p. 89.
6234:Motilal Banarsidass. p. 297.
5441:
5075:Thousand-armed Bodhisattva,
4939:(sattva). In this compound,
4815:
4529:, the main character of the
4337:, the Indian founder of the
4299:The Questions of an Old Lady
4265:The Questions of Vimaladattā
4114:
4040:East Asian Esoteric Buddhist
3812:. Some bodhisattvas such as
3633:In accomplishing the second
3321:Aṣṭasāhasrikā Prajñāpāramitā
2619:), perfect mental quietude (
2452:(8th century) and includes:
2332:and other tantric elements.
2159:, which ends in Buddhahood.
2000:Buddhism (often also called
1615:
1475:) of future Buddhahood from
1349:), who currently resides in
559:Buddhist Paths to liberation
7:
9272:Twenty-two vows of Ambedkar
9012:
7881:, Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
7466:. London: RoutledgeCurzon.
7439:Kawamura (ed) 1981, p. 157.
7261:Williams 2008, pp. 221-225.
7192:Kawamura (ed) 1981, p. 154.
7004:Routledge, 2008, pp. 59–60.
6876:Kawamura (ed) 1981, p. 169.
6336:Kawamura (ed) 1981, p. 171.
6051:pp. 34-35. Wiley-Blackwell.
5969:Werner et al. 2013, p. 178.
5888:, p. 53, Columbia Univ Pr,
5811:Werner et al. 2013, p. 111.
5751:Werner et al. 2013, p. 181.
5380:
5243:Nyoirin Kannon, Japan, 1693
4771:文殊菩薩, 文殊师利菩薩, 曼殊室利菩薩, 妙吉祥菩薩
4295:The Questions of Gaṅgottara
3819:
3766:Good Discriminating Wisdom:
3724:
3714:
3666:
3558:Important Cultural Property
3491:methods dealing with dreams
3286:Words of My Perfect Teacher
2811:precepts. However, in some
2762:The first six perfections (
2546:a major sutra found in the
2403:
2062:
1953:
1639:, Sri Lanka, 8th century CE
1215:Acchariyabbhutadhamma-sutta
1005:
10:
11064:
10222:The unanswerable questions
7668:Kawamura (ed) 1981, p. 139
7575:China Review International
7270:Kawamura (ed) 1981, p. 32.
6779:佛教五台山------网上礼佛、五顶文殊、五爷祈愿池
6295:Werner et al. 2013, p. 32.
6265:Dayal 1970, pp. 33-37, 46.
6196:Werner et al. 2013, p. 84.
5863:Werner et al. 2013, p. 82.
5847:Kawamura (ed) 1981, p. 25.
5838:Kawamura (ed) 1981, p. 28.
5820:Kawamura (ed) 1981, p. 22.
5802:Werner et al. 2013, p. 11.
5760:Werner et al. 2013, p. 179
5675:Williams 2008, pp. 220–221
5558:. MIT Press. p. 107.
4993:
4433:, the great bodhisattva."
4046:(八大菩薩曼荼羅經), translated by
3433:Ṣaṭpāramitācaryāpratipanna
3144:
3088:Rastrapalapariprccha sutra
2960:) to become a Buddha. The
2833:The perfection of wisdom (
2823:Bodhisattva Prajñaparamita
2687:seven factors of awakening
2634:Later Mahayana treatises (
2607:), accumulation of merit (
2163:Mature scholastic Mahāyāna
2077:as his aim, a bodhisattva-
2046:Mahayana sources like the
1972:Metropolitan Museum of Art
18:
10944:
10896:
10873:
10820:
10750:
10702:
10617:
10532:
10307:Buddhist temples in Korea
10230:
10132:
10015:
9712:
9640:
9467:
9340:
9280:
8915:
8870:Chinese Esoteric Buddhism
8781:
8773:Three planes of existence
8721:
8566:
8458:
8388:
8380:Buddha in world religions
8242:
8187:
8159:
7681:, pp. 286-287. Routledge.
7568:Mackerras, Colin (2003).
7295:Wang, Michelle C. (2017)
6728:Williams 2008, pp. 56-57.
6693:Brunnholzl, Karl (2011).
6684:Williams 2008, pp. 49-51.
6160:Philosophy East and West,
5436:Vegetarianism in Buddhism
5395:Bodhisattvas of the Earth
4568:, a bodhisattva of wealth
4539:Bodhisattvas of the Earth
4456:
4176:Japanese illustration of
3534:
3399:According to Drewes, the
3121:are also promoted by the
2659:, the practice of the 37
2483:(confession of bad deeds)
1315:Sumedha, Megha, or Sumati
1204:early Buddhist discourses
994:
261:
239:
234:
224:
214:
200:
188:
175:
153:
135:
117:
95:
85:
75:
65:
37:
32:
10089:Persecution of Buddhists
9310:Four stages of awakening
8691:Three marks of existence
8277:Physical characteristics
8065:(Paul & Lee voices).
7781:Norman K.R. (1990/1993)
7546:Chandra, Lokesh (1988).
7105:Dayal 1970, pp. 271-272.
6966:Buddhist saints in India
6953:Buddhist saints in India
6940:Buddhist saints in India
6820:
6778:
6715:Pettit, John W. (2013).
6578:Dayal 1970, pp. 165-167.
6227:Hirakawa, Akira (2007).
5916:Baruah, Bibhuti (2008).
5622:Philosophy East and West
5454:Skilling, Peter (2021).
4275:The Inquiry of Lokadhara
3698:meditative concentration
3693:Very difficult to train:
3407:prathamayānasaṃprasthita
3359:anutpattikadharma-kṣānti
2679:five spiritual faculties
2544:Bodhisattvapiṭaka sūtra,
2533:
2467:(worship of the Buddhas)
2459:(obeisance, bowing down)
2097:) and thus, do not have
2014:anuttara-samyak-sambodhi
1918:traditions (such as the
1821:) take twice as long as
1635:Gilded bronze statue of
1461:) and ninety one aeons (
1177:Art Institute of Chicago
71:बोधिसत्त्व (bodhisattva)
9452:Ten principal disciples
8335:(aunt, adoptive mother)
8071:with slide show format.
7989:Williams, Paul (2008).
7949:Bodhisattvacharyavatara
7677:Williams, Paul (2008).
7495:Watson, Burton (1999).
7397:Beyer, Stephan (2013).
7359:Faure, Bernard (2015).
7236:collab.its.virginia.edu
7153:鄔金旺度 (29 August 2009).
6806:April 11, 2009, at the
6767:Dayal 1970, pp. 68, 76.
6646:Williams, Paul (2008).
6622:Ford, James L. (2006).
6392:Williams, Paul (2008).
6349:Routledge, 2008, p. 55.
6125:Gems of Buddhist Wisdom
6062:Encyclopædia Britannica
5988:1, no. 1 (1978): 35–50.
5884:Walser, Joseph (2005),
5788:Bodhi, Bhikkhu (2010).
5603:, pp. 50–51. Routledge.
5599:Williams, Paul (2008).
4599:. A notable example is
4511:Akṣayamatinirdeśa Sūtra
4102:Sarvanivāraṇaviṣkambhin
4050:in the 8th century and
4003:Eight Main Bodhisattvas
3708:Obviously Transcendent:
3573:) of spiritual progress
3307:enlightenment oneself.
2748:(spiritual power), and
2495:(prayer, entreaty) and
2446:saptavidhā anuttarapūjā
1904:Hikkaduwe Sri Sumamgala
1495:marks of a great person
1355:Cakkavattisihanadasutta
579:Philosophical reasoning
10162:Buddhism and democracy
9675:Tibetan Buddhist canon
9670:Chinese Buddhist canon
8902:Pre-sectarian Buddhism
8897:Early Buddhist schools
7933:Pagel, Ulrich (1992).
7835:Zürcher, Erik (2013).
7350:University of Calgary.
6964:Ray, Reginald (1999).
6951:Ray, Reginald (1999).
6938:Ray, Reginald (1999).
6660:Conze, Edward (1973).
6551:Pagel 1992, pp. 76-85.
6512:Dayal 1970, pp. 75-76.
6453:Dayal 1970, pp. 54-57.
6426:Dayal 1970, pp. 65-66.
6383:Dayal 1970, pp. 60-61.
6274:Dayal 1970, pp. 33-37.
5007:Standing bodhisattva.
4970:as "man" or "person" (
4928:, where it means mind.
4654:
4607:named "Flaming Face" (
4603:'s manifestation as a
4592:
4481:
4414:(guardian deities) in
4349:to be an emanation of
4326:
4181:
4169:
4019:
3976:
3887:magical transformation
3874:
3854:Important bodhisattvas
3786:which is derived from
3564:
3515:Śūraṃgamasamādhi Sūtra
3439:(non-regression), (4)
3331:
3174:
3158:
3124:King of Samadhis Sutra
2949:
2830:
2777:King of Samadhis Sutra
2698:, the practice of the
2603:), learning, 'skill' (
2503:Atmabhavadi-parityagah
2417:
2368:
2353:
2206:
2188:
2172:
2036:
1994:
1978:
1734:
1656:
1640:
1628:
1382:
1184:pre-sectarian Buddhism
1179:
1157:
1083:), empathetic joy (
1071:) of loving-kindness (
1026:Early Buddhist schools
346:Pre-sectarian Buddhism
10172:Eight Consciousnesses
8282:Life of Buddha in art
7128:"大圆满心性休息 – 显密文库 佛教文集"
6863:Wayman, Alex (2013).
6854:Dayal 1970, pp. 77-79
6790:on November 21, 2008.
6758:Dayal 1970, pp. 87-88
6737:Williams 2008, p. 57.
6706:Williams 2008, p. 56.
6597:Abe, Ryuichi (1999).
6524:Pagel 1992, pp. 9-10.
6171:Nattier, Jan (2003),
6047:Crosby, Kate (2013),
6030:The Bodhisattva Ideal
5578:Pye, Michael (1978).
5079:, Japan. 13th century
4902:Sattva may also mean
4649:
4617:Mahāmāyūrī Vidyārājñī
4586:
4469:from Inner Mongolia,
4464:
4368:Furthermore, various
4320:
4190:Prajñāpāramitā sutras
4175:
4162:
4010:
3959:
3861:
3554:Tokyo National Museum
3544:
3382:sarvadharmāparigṛhīta
3340:Gandharan manuscripts
3318:
3164:
3152:
3099:Ratnagunasamcayagatha
2947:
2821:
2772:Mahāyānasūtrālamkāra,
2724:(patient endurance),
2691:noble eightfold path.
2412:
2359:
2344:Mural of bodhisattva
2343:
2198:. Japanese painting,
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2032:
1984:
1966:
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1151:
614:Aids to Enlightenment
439:Dependent Origination
159:보살, 菩薩 / 보리살타, 菩提薩埵 (
10972:Supratiṣṭhitacāritra
10888:Sangharāma (Guān Yǔ)
10649:East Asian religions
10079:Buddhism in the West
9650:Early Buddhist texts
9265:Four Right Exertions
8731:Ten spiritual realms
8224:Noble Eightfold Path
7896:Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
7609:Sen, Tansen (2003).
6902:on 11 September 2011
6396:, p. 195. Routledge.
5659:Skorupski, Tadeusz.
5431:List of bodhisattvas
4140:(Samantabhadra) and
3828:school of Mahāyanā,
3429:Prathamacittotpādika
3374:Daoxing Banruo Jing,
3240:apratiṣṭhita nirvāṇa
3235:apratiṣṭhita nirvāṇa
3072:Ugraparipṛcchā Sūtra
2926:Mahāyānasūtrālamkāra
2756:Sattvaparipāka-caryā
2708:the practice of the
2649:Mahāyānasūtrālamkāra
2352:. India, 5th century
2229:Mahāyānasūtrālaṃkāra
1900:Anagarika Dharmapala
1854:Anagarika Dharmapala
1626:Dambulla cave temple
1028:, as well as modern
584:Devotional practices
407:Noble Eightfold Path
230:Bồ Tát/Bồ-đề-tát-đóa
105:: púsà/pútísàduǒ), (
52:temple, 9th century
25:Countdown to Ecstasy
11043:Gender and Buddhism
10772:Religion portal
10519:Temple of the Tooth
10398:Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi
9437:Upāsaka and Upāsikā
8930:Bodhipakkhiyādhammā
8713:Two truths doctrine
8533:Mahapajapati Gotamī
8333:Mahapajapati Gotamī
7904:Tharpa Publications
7877:Dayal, Har (1970).
7822:Dayal, Har (1970).
7809:Dayal, Har (1970).
7796:Dayal, Har (1970).
7755:Dayal, Har (1970).
7739:Dayal, Har (1970).
7719:Dayal, Har (1970).
7703:Dayal, Har (1970).
7690:Dayal, Har (1970).
7182:on 5 November 2011.
7134:on 8 September 2015
7096:Dayal 1970, p. 270.
6977:Dayal 1970, p. 135.
6801:成佛的目的是到每 – 個世界去度眾生.
6650:, p. 51. Routledge.
6560:Pagel 1992, p. 115.
6476:Tharpa Publications
6311:4/2 (2010): 66–74,
6000:Salomon, Richard. '
5529:Tharpa Publications
5525:The Bodhisattva Vow
4579:Fierce bodhisattvas
4500:Vimalakīrti Nirdeśa
4471:Östasiatiska museet
4465:Fierce bodhisattva
4416:East Asian Buddhism
4186:Prajñāpāramitā-devi
4155:Female bodhisattvas
3928:), empathetic joy (
3393:Daoxing Banruo Jing
3153:Japanese statue of
2920:. According to the
1566:Natural (Sanskrit:
1235:clear comprehension
884:Buddhism portal
757:Buddhism by country
519:Sanskrit literature
270:Religion portal
91:ဗောဓိသတ် (bɔ́dḭθaʔ)
44:A relief depicting
10694:Western philosophy
10292:Dzong architecture
10114:Vipassana movement
10109:Buddhist modernism
9537:Emperor Wen of Sui
9305:Pratyekabuddhayāna
9238:Threefold Training
9040:Vipassana movement
8756:Hungry Ghost realm
8576:Avidyā (Ignorance)
8523:Puṇṇa Mantānīputta
8272:Great Renunciation
8267:Eight Great Events
8149:
8088:by Jeffrey Samuels
8061:2019-06-26 at the
7977:Edwin Mellen Press
7973:Lewiston, New York
7862:General references
7016:Dayal 1970, p. 18.
6986:Pagel 1992, p. 45.
6749:Dayal 1970, p. 86.
6587:Dayal 1970, p. 171
6569:Dayal 1970, p. 115
6542:Pagel 1992, p. 76.
6462:Dayal 1970, p. 59.
6444:Dayal 1970, p. 54.
6435:Dayal 1970, p. 67.
6417:Dayal 1970, p. 65.
6405:Dayal 1970, p. 64.
6374:Dayal 1970, p. 50.
6327:Dayal 1970, p. 52.
6256:Dayal 1970, p. 17.
6205:Dayal 1970, p. 14.
6187:Dayal 1970, p. 11.
5929:Dayal 1970, p. 31.
5875:Dayal 1970, p. 10.
5531:(2nd. ed., 1995),
5091:A rock carving of
4943:means mind, while
4715:觀自在菩薩, 觀世音菩薩, 觀音菩薩
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3415:ekajātipratibaddha
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3311:Bodhisattva stages
3263:'s fourth century
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3165:Mural painting of
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3086:sutras. The early
2995:Pure Land Buddhism
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2893:inherent existence
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2740:(skillful means),
2720:(virtue, ethics),
2671:four right efforts
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1533:incalculable aeons
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8197:Four Noble Truths
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7906:(2nd. ed., 1995)
7344:Holt, J. (2000).
7213:, Remarks on the
7037:"bodhisattva" In
6942:, p. 265, p. 252.
6671:978-0-87704-048-4
6633:978-0-19-518814-1
6608:978-0-231-11286-4
6533:Pagel 1992, p. 12
6484:978-0-948006-50-0
6478:(2nd. ed., 1995)
6121:Rahula, Walpola.
6070:978-1-59339-837-8
5894:978-0-231-13164-3
5565:978-0-262-29723-3
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3198:Laṅkāvatāra Sūtra
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2728:(heroic energy),
2662:bodhipakṣadharmas
2616:bodhipakṣadharmas
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2583:four immesurables
2570:Bodhisattvapiṭaka
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2303:Bodhipathapradīpa
1889:Mahayana Buddhism
1856:(1864–1933), and
1769:, as well as the
1720:paccekabuddhayāna
1661:southern Buddhist
1583:praṇidhāna-caryā,
1545:Bahubudha gasutra
1451:The North Indian
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1126:Mahāyāna Buddhism
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10977:Supuṣpacandra
10975:
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10958:
10957:Bhaiṣajyarāja
10955:
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10924:
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10904:
10903:
10901:
10899:
10895:
10889:
10886:
10884:
10881:
10880:
10878:
10876:
10872:
10866:
10863:
10861:
10858:
10856:
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10848:
10846:
10845:Samantabhadra
10843:
10841:
10838:
10835:
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10828:
10827:
10825:
10823:
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10534:Miscellaneous
10531:
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10524:Vegetarianism
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10396:
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10362:
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10346:Buddha in art
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9583:
9580:
9578:
9575:
9573:
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9568:
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9563:
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9557:Padmasambhava
9555:
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9548:
9545:
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9540:
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9535:
9533:
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9528:
9525:
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9495:
9493:
9490:
9488:
9485:
9483:
9480:
9478:
9475:
9474:
9472:
9470:
9469:Major figures
9466:
9460:
9457:
9453:
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9448:
9445:
9443:
9440:
9438:
9435:
9433:
9430:
9428:
9425:
9423:
9420:
9416:
9415:Western tulku
9413:
9412:
9411:
9408:
9406:
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9401:
9398:
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9388:
9386:
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9331:
9328:
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9321:
9318:
9316:
9313:
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9311:
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9306:
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9279:
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9266:
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9232:
9229:
9227:
9224:
9222:
9219:
9217:
9216:Five precepts
9214:
9213:
9212:
9209:
9205:
9202:
9200:
9197:
9195:
9194:Dhamma vicaya
9192:
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8973:
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8965:
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8962:Buddhābhiṣeka
8960:
8956:
8953:
8951:
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8946:
8943:
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8614:
8612:
8609:
8607:
8606:Enlightenment
8604:
8602:
8599:
8597:
8596:Dhamma theory
8594:
8592:
8591:Buddha-nature
8589:
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8451:
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8438:
8436:
8433:
8431:
8430:Samantabhadra
8428:
8426:
8423:
8421:
8418:
8416:
8413:
8411:
8408:
8404:
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8400:
8399:
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7988:
7986:
7985:0-7734-5985-5
7982:
7978:
7974:
7970:
7967:
7965:
7960:
7958:
7954:
7950:
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7929:1-4039-8527-8
7926:
7922:
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7915:
7913:
7909:
7905:
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7897:
7893:
7891:
7890:1-55939-092-1
7887:
7883:
7880:
7876:
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7872:
7867:
7866:
7854:
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7838:
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7825:
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7674:
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7647:
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7632:
7628:
7624:
7622:0-8248-2593-4
7618:
7614:
7613:
7605:
7597:
7593:
7589:
7585:
7581:
7577:
7576:
7571:
7564:
7557:
7556:81-7017-247-0
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7549:
7543:
7536:. 24–25: 397.
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7524:
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7512:
7508:
7506:81-7030-633-7
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7479:
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7473:0-203-64186-8
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7285:
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7237:
7233:
7232:"Maṇi Kambum"
7227:
7220:
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7189:
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7177:
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7156:
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2584:
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8801:Chinese Chan
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10865:Ākāśagarbha
10850:Kṣitigarbha
10557:Dharma talk
10386:Asalha Puja
10182:Eschatology
9985:Switzerland
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9150:Prostration
9103:Mindfulness
9031:Anapanasati
9014:Kammaṭṭhāna
8811:Korean Seon
8751:Asura realm
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8641:Parinirvana
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8508:Mahākaccana
8493:Mahākassapa
8425:Kṣitigarbha
8420:Ākāśagarbha
8317:Suddhodāna
8262:Four sights
8189:Foundations
7373:Sheng Yen.
6085:1991. p. 59
5230:Western Xia
4925:Yoga-sutras
4877:K.R. Norman
4860:bodhi-satva
4848:bodhi-sakta
4844:bodhi-satta
4808:Dìzàng Púsà
4791:Kṣitigarbha
4759:Mount Wutai
4752:Pǔxián Púsà
4699:Mount Putuo
4560:Sūryaprabha
4543:Lotus Sutra
4495:Vimalakirti
4489:Vajrasattva
4412:dharmapalas
4406:, 大自在天; J:
4404:Dàzìzàitiān
4396:Biàncáitiān
4343:Dalai Lamas
4331:hagiography
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4301:(Toh 171),
4289:(Toh 192),
4285:(Toh 168),
4277:(Toh 174),
4223:Mahāsattvas
4166:Lotus Sutra
4097:Gaganagañja
4093:Ākāśagarbha
4087:Kṣitigarbha
4048:Amoghavajra
3993:afflictions
3989:Lotus Sutra
3946:Maṇi Kambum
3894:north India
3864:Ksitigarbha
3830:Dōgen Zenji
3613:perfections
3529:Lotus Sutra
3525:Lotus Sutra
3366:avaivartika
3271:Lotus Sūtra
3083:Samadhiraja
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2071:bodhisattva
2049:Lotus Sutra
2027:Lotus Sutra
1908:Buddhaghosa
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1830:vīriyādhika
1819:saddhādhika
1803:Suttanipāta
1772:Buddhavaṃsa
1766:Nidānakathā
1712:Buddhaghosa
1703:and Natha (
1666:Buddhavaṃsa
1558:(Gandhari:
1489:Mahāvibhāṣā
1458:asaṃkhyeyas
1379:Kizil Caves
1334:Jataka tale
1231:mindfulness
1192:early texts
1186:, the term
1006:bodhisattva
928:bodhisattva
824:New Zealand
679:Bodhisattva
664:Four Stages
619:Monasticism
599:Mindfulness
569:Perfections
499:Early Texts
235:Information
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182:බෝධි සත්ත්ව
101:菩薩/菩提薩埵, (
33:Bodhisattva
11022:Categories
10674:Psychology
10654:Gnosticism
10642:Comparison
10637:Influences
10619:Comparison
10502:Bhavacakra
10460:Kushinagar
10435:Pilgrimage
10381:Māgha Pūjā
10336:Bodhi Tree
10152:Buddhology
10142:Abhidharma
10134:Philosophy
10067:Menander I
9935:Costa Rica
9886:Uzbekistan
9727:Bangladesh
9681:Dhammapada
9665:Pali Canon
9627:Ajahn Chah
9607:Dalai Lama
9507:Kumārajīva
9502:Vasubandhu
9477:The Buddha
9385:Zen master
9320:Sakadagami
9300:Buddhahood
9231:Pratimokṣa
9046:Shikantaza
9002:Meditation
8977:Deity yoga
8848:Madhyamaka
8741:Deva realm
8636:Mindstream
8586:Bodhicitta
8498:Aṅgulimāla
8365:Devadatta
8341:Yaśodharā
8244:The Buddha
8234:Middle Way
7941:Shantideva
7655:2019-10-17
7426:2022-01-01
7384:2019-08-30
7241:2022-05-05
6968:, p. 255.
5420:compassion
5226:Yulin Cave
4933:byang chub
4731:Mount Emei
4677:Bodhi Tree
4673:pilgrimage
4668:bodhimaṇḍa
4652:Mount Emei
4506:Akṣayamati
4408:Daikokuten
4339:madhyamaka
4323:Hindu gods
4297:(Toh 75),
4293:(Toh 74),
4281:(Toh 76),
4273:(Toh 92),
4267:(Toh 77),
4016:Candi Jago
3960:Statue of
3862:Statue of
3832:described
3809:mahāsattva
3791:Abhidharma
3788:Vaibhasika
3756:Immovable:
3742:Gone afar:
3631:Stainless:
3621:generosity
3601:Great Joy:
3512:, and the
3487:divination
3460:ādikarmika
3425:Kumarajiva
3420:Dazhidulun
3336:Lokakshema
3135:asceticism
3119:dhūtaguṇas
3092:Rastrapala
2976:Shantideva
2934:Shantideva
2876:compassion
2827:Singhasari
2742:Praṇidhāna
2736:(wisdom),
2508:pariṇāmanā
2481:Papadesana
2450:Shantideva
2393:praṇidhāna
2378:bodhicitta
2365:White Tara
2361:Green Tara
2310:bodhicitta
2290:mahāsattva
2280:Haribhadra
2237:Madhyamaka
2187:, 907–1125
2185:Liao China
2099:bodhicitta
2091:bodhicitta
2079:mahāsattva
2054:Buddhahood
1942:Mahinda IV
1925:Theravada
1885:mahāsattva
1869:Abhayagiri
1834:paññādhika
1823:paññādhika
1812:paññādhika
1783:Bodhi tree
1761:anivattana
1753:Dhammapāla
1743:Dhammapāla
1739:Sri Lankan
1724:sāvakayāna
1716:buddhayāna
1689:Pali Canon
1671:abhinīhāra
1574:Gandhari:
1469:praṇidhāna
1381:, Cave 224
1323:abhinīhāra
1319:Buddhahood
1276:Pāli canon
1200:liberation
1188:bodhisatta
1063:mahākaruṇā
1054:bodhicitta
1038:bodhisatta
1019:Buddhahood
1011:bodhisatva
995:बोधिसत्त्व
697:Traditions
634:Pilgrimage
574:Meditation
534:Post-canon
514:Pāli Canon
444:Middle Way
341:The Buddha
226:Vietnamese
141:ពោធិសត្វ (
111:Wade–Giles
81:Bodhisatta
11007:Śāntideva
11002:Nagarjuna
10987:Vasudhārā
10921:Vajrapāṇi
10911:Mandāravā
10898:Vajrayana
10742:Festivals
10722:Buddhists
10684:Theosophy
10487:Symbolism
10477:Hama yumi
10450:Bodh Gaya
10217:Socialism
10192:Evolution
10167:Economics
10005:Venezuela
9920:Australia
9915:Argentina
9839:Sri Lanka
9834:Singapore
9752:Indonesia
9714:Countries
9655:Tripiṭaka
9617:Ajahn Mun
9492:Nagarjuna
9487:Aśvaghoṣa
9370:Anagārika
9365:Śrāmaṇerī
9360:Śrāmaṇera
9355:Bhikkhunī
9315:Sotāpanna
9204:Passaddhi
9145:Offerings
9120:Nekkhamma
8997:Iddhipada
8917:Practices
8887:Theravada
8860:Vajrayana
8853:Yogachara
8823:Pure Land
8736:Six Paths
8723:Cosmology
8503:Anuruddha
8478:Sāriputta
8468:Kaundinya
8460:Disciples
8435:Vajrapāṇi
8287:Footprint
8252:Tathāgata
8032:, video,
7868:Analayo,
7588:1069-5834
7515:247391640
7482:275253538
7160:21 August
7155:"吉祥鄔金密嚴寺"
7138:21 August
6955:, p. 265.
6906:21 August
6034:Theravåda
5686:Joe Cribb
5442:Citations
5120:Sailendra
5116:Manjushri
5101:Sri Lanka
5045:Borobudur
5037:Vajrapani
4910:, sense,
4816:Etymology
4799:地藏菩薩 地藏菩萨
4743:普賢菩薩 普贤菩萨
4681:Śākyamuṇi
4625:Vajrapani
4589:Yamantaka
4541:from the
4537:The Four
4475:Stockholm
4467:Vajrapani
4438:Wu Zetian
4400:Benzaiten
4392:Saraswati
4351:Chenrezig
4335:Nagarjuna
4251:Numerous
4219:Sheng Yen
4208:Hayagriva
4178:Benzaiten
4115:Theravada
4071:Vajrapāṇi
4032:Bādà Púsà
3974:Sri Lanka
3914:beautiful
3906:Asian art
3898:Gandharan
3804:Vajrayāna
3793:sources.
3653:Luminous:
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3577:The term
3531:itself).
3389:vyākaraṇa
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3171:Sarasvati
3167:Manjushri
3109:paramitas
3104:dhūtaguṇa
3064:Vajrayāna
3007:Sukhavati
2999:pure land
2991:Vajrayana
2930:Asvaghosa
2764:pāramitās
2628:vipaśyanā
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2493:Adhyesana
2430:vyākaraṇa
2346:Padmapani
2318:Vajrayana
2222:). Thus,
2215:Nagarjuna
2106:Manjushri
2087:par-ārtha
1987:Vajrapāni
1881:mahāsatta
1873:Sri Lanka
1795:Theravada
1757:vyākaraṇa
1675:vyākaraṇa
1653:Sri Lanka
1616:Theravāda
1598:vivartana
1587:: praṇisi
1554:The four
1524:Mahāvastu
1516:Dīpaṃkara
1503:Mahāvastu
1477:Dīpankara
1473:vyākaraṇa
1442:Tripitaka
1403:Theravāda
1327:vyākaraṇa
1311:Dīpankara
1280:Theravāda
1202:. In the
1138:Manjushri
1098:pāramitās
1000:romanized
844:Sri Lanka
834:Singapore
789:Indonesia
729:Vajrayāna
704:Theravāda
659:Awakening
547:Practices
504:Tripiṭaka
474:Cosmology
449:Emptiness
429:Suffering
252:Vajrayāna
244:Theravāda
208:phothisat
194:Bodisatta
169:borisalta
147:poŭthĭsât
123:菩薩/菩提薩埵 (
113:: p'u-sa)
58:Indonesia
10855:Maitreya
10840:Mañjuśrī
10760:Category
10689:Violence
10659:Hinduism
10607:Sanskrit
10562:Hinayana
10547:Amitābha
10507:Swastika
10376:Uposatha
10366:Holidays
10351:Calendar
10197:Humanism
10035:Kanishka
10025:Timeline
9849:Thailand
9817:Kalmykia
9812:Buryatia
9797:Pakistan
9782:Mongolia
9777:Maldives
9772:Malaysia
9737:Cambodia
9602:Shamarpa
9597:Nichiren
9547:Xuanzang
9482:Nagasena
9400:Rinpoche
9130:Pāramitā
8972:Devotion
8892:Navayana
8880:Dzogchen
8843:Nichiren
8791:Mahayana
8783:Branches
8661:Saṅkhāra
8410:Mañjuśrī
8367:(cousin)
8359:(cousin)
8327:(mother)
8319:(father)
8307:Miracles
8257:Birthday
8174:Glossary
8147:Buddhism
8059:Archived
7979:, 2005;
7894:Gyatso,
7631:50279966
7596:23732602
7420:Archived
7087:p. 1969.
6804:Archived
6175:: p. 174
5425:Sanskrit
5381:See also
5097:Weligama
5009:Gandhāra
4937:sems dpa
4935:(bodhi)
4763:Mañjuśrī
4566:Jambhala
4420:Harihara
4363:Nichiren
4347:Karmapas
4345:and the
4259:(Tohoku
4081:Maitreya
4059:Mañjuśrī
4012:Mañjuśrī
3997:Xuanzang
3904:art. In
3902:Kashmiri
3826:Sōtō Zen
3820:Sōtō Zen
3675:Radiant:
3661:patience
3546:Maitreya
3465:śrāvakas
3338:and the
3231:Yogacara
3223:non-dual
3080:and the
3025:Amitabha
3011:Jōdo-shū
3005:), like
2868:shunyatā
2857:animitta
2780:and the
2689:and the
2646:and the
2605:kauśalya
2557:pāramitā
2322:mandalas
2247:Yogacara
2220:hinayana
2213:. Thus,
2129:and the
2095:sv-ārtha
2018:śrāvakas
1998:Mahāyāna
1991:Heracles
1976:New York
1954:Mahāyāna
1912:Thailand
1865:Mahayana
1850:Maitreya
1602:vivaṭaṇa
1537:Gandhari
1419:and the
1347:Maitreya
1262:Maitreya
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1134:Maitreya
1122:Maitreya
991:Sanskrit
932:English:
924:Buddhism
854:Thailand
814:Mongolia
809:Malaysia
774:Cambodia
739:Navayana
719:Hinayana
714:Mahāyāna
624:Lay life
454:Morality
434:Not-self
392:Concepts
351:Councils
336:Timeline
308:Glossary
290:Buddhism
282:a series
280:Part of
256:Navayāna
248:Mahāyāna
196:ᜊᜓᜇ᜔ᜑᜒᜐᜆ
119:Japanese
107:Jyutping
67:Sanskrit
10875:Chinese
10834:Guanyin
10737:Temples
10717:Buddhas
10679:Science
10669:Judaism
10664:Jainism
10582:Lineage
10542:Abhijñā
10512:Thangka
10455:Sarnath
10440:Lumbini
10361:Funeral
10356:Cuisine
10232:Culture
10207:Reality
10157:Creator
10147:Atomism
10017:History
9990:Ukraine
9950:Germany
9869:Senegal
9859:Vietnam
9787:Myanmar
9587:Shinran
9577:Karmapa
9552:Shandao
9522:Dignāga
9447:Śrāvaka
9427:Donchee
9422:Kappiya
9380:Sayadaw
9350:Bhikkhu
9325:Anāgāmi
9282:Nirvana
9248:Samadhi
9135:Paritta
9076:Tonglen
9071:Mandala
9026:Smarana
9007:Mantras
8955:Upekkha
8925:Bhavana
8875:Shingon
8828:Tiantai
8681:Tathātā
8671:Śūnyatā
8666:Skandha
8656:Saṃsāra
8651:Rebirth
8626:Kleshas
8616:Indriya
8518:Subhūti
8403:Guanyin
8357:Ānanda
8349:Rāhula
8229:Nirvana
8169:Outline
6896:"顯教與密教"
6867:, p. 5.
6032:of the
5920:. p. 52
5642:1399912
5114:Silver
4994:Gallery
4960:mingshi
4795:Chinese
4767:Chinese
4739:Chinese
4711:Chinese
4703:Guanyin
4601:Guanyin
4527:Sudhana
4261:Kangyur
4227:Guanyin
4196:Guanyin
4142:Pattini
4130:Upulvan
4126:Metteya
4026:; Tib.
3985:Guanyin
3962:Upulvan
3934:upekkha
3872:Vietnam
3725:nirvāṇa
3715:saṃsāra
3498:as the
3378:samadhi
3247:śravaka
3212:nirvāṇa
3189:nirvāṇa
3185:nirvāṇa
3145:Nirvana
3052:Tiantai
3036:Shingon
2984:acintya
2888:anātman
2862:dharmas
2637:śāstras
2622:śamatha
2601:abhijñā
2575:samsara
2457:Vandana
2326:mantras
2273:ekayana
2242:ekayana
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2138:ekayana
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1936:śrāvaka
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1920:weizzās
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1024:In the
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864:Vietnam
819:Myanmar
734:Tibetan
724:Chinese
652:Nirvāṇa
469:Saṃsāra
464:Rebirth
329:History
318:Outline
216:Tibetan
190:Tagalog
177:Sinhala
97:Chinese
87:Burmese
50:Plaosan
10883:Skanda
10732:Sutras
10727:Suttas
10592:Siddhi
10577:Koliya
10552:Brahmā
10467:Poetry
10413:Mantra
10403:Kasaya
10275:Pagoda
10255:Kyaung
10250:Vihāra
10245:Temple
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9970:Norway
9960:Mexico
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9930:Canada
9925:Brazil
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9807:Russia
9732:Bhutan
9692:Vinaya
9572:Naropa
9562:Saraha
9497:Asanga
9253:Prajñā
9162:Refuge
9125:Nianfo
9086:Tertön
9081:Tantra
9066:Ganana
9056:Tukdam
8982:Dhyāna
8950:Mudita
8945:Karuṇā
8838:Risshū
8833:Huayan
8766:Naraka
8706:Anattā
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8488:Ānanda
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1556:caryās
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1086:muditā
1080:karuṇā
1074:maitrī
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604:Wisdom
387:Dharma
155:Korean
143:UNGEGN
125:romaji
103:pinyin
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10822:Major
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10567:Iddhi
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10425:Mudra
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10341:Budai
10287:Candi
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9172:Satya
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9098:Merit
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8581:Bardo
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