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In [[Buddhism]], a '''bodhisattva''' (<small>English:</small> {{IPAc-en|ˌ|b|oʊ|d|iː|ˈ|s|ʌ|t|v|ə}} {{respell|BOH|dee|SUT|və}}; {{langx|sa|बोधिसत्त्व|translit=bodhisattva}}; {{langx|pi|बोधिसत्त|translit=bodhisatta}}) or '''bodhisatva''' is a person who is on the path towards [[BuddhahoodEnlightenment in Buddhism|bodhi]] ('awakening') or [[Buddhahood]].<ref>Skilling, Peter (2021). ''Questioning the Buddha: A Selection of Twenty-Five Sutras'', Introduction, Simon and Schuster.</ref>
 
BodhisattvaIn the [[Early Buddhist schools]], as well as modern [[Theravada|Theravāda Buddhism]], bodhisattva (or bodhisatta) refers to someone who has made a resolution to become a [[Buddha (title)|Buddha]], has reincarnationed in this life orand has also received a confirmation or prediction from a living bodhisattvaBuddha that this will be so.<ref name="Drewes-2017" />
 
In [[Mahayana|Mahāyāna Buddhism]], a bodhisattva refers to anyone who has generated ''[[bodhicitta]]'', a spontaneous wish and compassionate mind to attain Buddhahood for the benefit of all [[Sentient beings (Buddhism)|sentient beings]].<ref>''The Bodhisattva Vow'': A Practical Guide to Helping Others, page 1, [[Tharpa Publications]] (2nd. ed., 1995), {{ISBN|978-0-948006-50-0}}.</ref> Mahayana bodhisattvas are spiritually heroic persons that work to attain awakening and are driven by a great compassion (''mahākaruṇā''). These beings are exemplified by important spiritual qualities such as the "four divine abodes" (''[[brahmavihāra]]s'') of loving-kindness (''[[maitrī]]''), compassion (''[[karuṇā]]''), empathetic joy (''[[muditā]]'') and equanimity (''[[upekṣā]]''), as well as the various bodhisattva "perfections" (''[[pāramitā]]s'') which include ''[[Prajnaparamita|prajñāpāramitā]]'' ("transcendent knowledge" or "perfection of wisdom") and skillful means (''[[upāya]]'').<ref name="Flanagan">{{Cite book|last=Flanagan|first=Owen|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2wkkvC13wRIC&q=metta+karuna+mudita+upekkha+bodhisattva&pg=PA107|title=The Bodhisattva's Brain: Buddhism Naturalized|date=2011-08-12|publisher=MIT Press|isbn=978-0-262-29723-3|language=en|page=107}}</ref><ref>Pye, Michael (1978). ''Skillful Means – A concept in Mahayana Buddhism''. London: Gerald Duckworth & Co. Ltd. {{ISBN|0-7156-1266-2}}.</ref><ref>Williams, Paul (2008). ''Mahayana Buddhism: The Doctrinal Foundations'', pp. 50–51. Routledge.</ref>
 
In order[[Theravada|Theravāda toBuddhism]], becomethe abodhisattva Bodhisattva,is amainly personseen needsas toan haveexceptional aand rare Bhumiindividual. Only Ina thefew past,select veryindividuals feware people wereultimately able to become high level bodhisattvas, such as what [[Maitreya]]. will[[Mahayana|Mahāyāna become.Buddhism]] Thegenerally understands the bodhisattva path isas being open to everyone, and Mahāyāna Buddhists encourage all individuals to become bodhisattvas.<ref name="Samuels-1997">{{cite journal |last=Samuels |first=Jeffrey |date=July 1997 |title=The Bodhisattva Ideal in Theravāda Buddhist Theory and Practice: A Reevaluation of the Bodhisattva-Śrāvaka Opposition |url=https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/phil_rel_fac_pub/12 |journal=Philosophy East and West |publisher=University of Hawai'i Press |volume=47 |issue=3 |pages=399–415 |doi=10.2307/1399912 |jstor=1399912}}</ref><ref name="Skorupski-2000">Skorupski, Tadeusz. ''The Historical Spectrum of the Bodhisattva Ideal.'' The Middle Way. Journal of the Buddhist Society. August 2000. Vol. 75, No.2, 95–106.</ref> Spiritually advanced bodhisattvas, who attain higher levels within the 10 Bhūmis, such as [[Avalokiteśvara|Avalokiteshvara]], [[Maitreya]], and [[Manjushri]] are also widely venerated across the Mahāyāna Buddhist world asand are believed to possess great magical power which they employ to help all living beings.<ref name="Williams-2008c">Williams 2008, pp. 220–221</ref>▼
In [[Theravada|Theravāda Buddhism]], the bodhisattva is mainly seen as an exceptional and rare individual.
 
▲In order to become a Bodhisattva, a person needs to have a Bhumi. In the past, very few people were able to become high level bodhisattvas, such as what [[Maitreya]] will become. The bodhisattva path is open to everyone, and Buddhists encourage all individuals to become bodhisattvas.<ref name="Samuels-1997">{{cite journal |last=Samuels |first=Jeffrey |date=July 1997 |title=The Bodhisattva Ideal in Theravāda Buddhist Theory and Practice: A Reevaluation of the Bodhisattva-Śrāvaka Opposition |url=https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/phil_rel_fac_pub/12 |journal=Philosophy East and West |publisher=University of Hawai'i Press |volume=47 |issue=3 |pages=399–415 |doi=10.2307/1399912 |jstor=1399912}}</ref><ref name="Skorupski-2000">Skorupski, Tadeusz. ''The Historical Spectrum of the Bodhisattva Ideal.'' The Middle Way. Journal of the Buddhist Society. August 2000. Vol. 75, No.2, 95–106.</ref> Spiritually advanced bodhisattvas, who attain higher levels within the 10 Bhūmis, such as [[Avalokiteśvara|Avalokiteshvara]], [[Maitreya]], and [[Manjushri]] are also widely venerated across the Buddhist world as possess great magical power which they employ to help all living beings.<ref name="Williams-2008c">Williams 2008, pp. 220–221</ref>
 
== Early Buddhism ==
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