the different type of buddhas
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the different type of buddhas
is the bodhisattva the category of those who has reached buddhahood with teaching -enlightenment?
one suffer because one hasnt existed long : )
Re: the different type of buddhas
Do you mean bodhisattva in the Theravada tradition or bodhisattva in the Mahayana tradition?
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Re: the different type of buddhas
i ment in mahayanatradition but i didnt know it could exist in theravada to
one suffer because one hasnt existed long : )
Re: the different type of buddhas
In Mahayana, a bodhisattva is one who has taken a vow to postpone their own enlightenment until they can assist all sentient beings to become enlightened. So a bodhisattva, be definition, is one who NOT a buddha yet.
Re: the different type of buddhas
You can ask about the Mahayana interpretation here:villkorkarma wrote:i ment in mahayanatradition .....
http://www.dharmawheel.net/
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