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... bodhisattva ideal . The essential premise of the bodhisattva ideal is to generate in one's own self the thought of enlightenment and to fulfill the vow to become a buddha , foregoing entrance into nirvana in order to re- main in the ...
... bodhisattva ideal . The essential premise of the bodhisattva ideal is to generate in one's own self the thought of enlightenment and to fulfill the vow to become a buddha , foregoing entrance into nirvana in order to re- main in the ...
Page 297
... bodhisattvas were associated with particular buddhas . With the development of the set of Five Buddhas , attendant ... bodhisattva Kṣitigarbha ( " Womb of the Earth " ) , who was of no great significance in India and hence of none in ...
... bodhisattvas were associated with particular buddhas . With the development of the set of Five Buddhas , attendant ... bodhisattva Kṣitigarbha ( " Womb of the Earth " ) , who was of no great significance in India and hence of none in ...
Page 299
... bodhisattva Aval- okitesvara . In China and Japan Avalokitesvara himself gradually assumed a female form . As Kuan - yin ( Japanese : Kannon ) he / she became probably the most popular figure in the entire panoply of buddhas and ...
... bodhisattva Aval- okitesvara . In China and Japan Avalokitesvara himself gradually assumed a female form . As Kuan - yin ( Japanese : Kannon ) he / she became probably the most popular figure in the entire panoply of buddhas and ...
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