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In Buddhism, a bodhisattva (English: BOH-dee-SUT-və; Sanskrit: बोधिसत्त्व, romanized: bodhisattva; Pali: बोधिसत्त, romanized: bodhisatta) or bodhisatva is a person who is on the path towards bodhi ('awakening') or Buddhahood.

In the Early Buddhist schools, as well as modern Theravāda Buddhism, bodhisattva (or bodhisatta) refers to someone who has made a resolution to become a Buddha and has also received a confirmation or prediction from a living Buddha that this will come to pass.

In 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. 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" (brahmavihāras) of loving-kindness (maitrī), compassion (karuṇā), empathetic joy (muditā) and equanimity (upekṣā), as well as the various bodhisattva "perfections" (pāramitās) which include prajñāpāramitā ("transcendent knowledge" or "perfection of wisdom") and skillful means (upāya).

In Theravāda Buddhism, the bodhisattva is mainly seen as an exceptional and rare individual. Only a few select individuals are ultimately able to become bodhisattvas, such as Maitreya. Mahāyāna Buddhism generally understands the bodhisattva path as being open to everyone, and Mahāyāna Buddhists encourage all individuals to become bodhisattvas. Spiritually advanced bodhisattvas such as Avalokiteshvara, Maitreya, and Manjushri 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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Fragrant Teaching and Incarnated Beings

Serial: TL-00794

ADZG Monday Night,
Dharma Talk

Vimalakirti Sutra, Tenzo, Bodhisattva, Buddha, Bodhisattva, Time
May 15 2023
Hybrid

Buddha Fields, Zazen, and Quantum Entanglement

Serial: TL-00793

ADZG Sunday Morning,
Dharma Talk

Vimalakirti Sutra, Bendowa, Bodhisattva Vow, Buddha, Practice, Bodhisattva
May 14 2023
Hybrid

Inconceivably Awakening

Serial: TL-00792

ADZG Sunday Morning,
Dharma Talk

Vimalakirti Sutra, Enlightenment, Awakening, Bodhisattva, Practice, Bodhisattva, Time...
May 07 2023
Hybrid

Inconceivable Liberation

Serial: TL-00789

ADZG Sunday Morning,
Dharma Talk

Vimalakirti Sutra, Sariputra, Liberation, Buddha, Bodhisattva
Apr 09 2023
Hybrid

Compassionate Paths to Buddhahood

Buddha, Compassion, Bodhisattva
Jan 13 2023

Selfless Giving in Zen Practice

Buddha, Practice, Bodhisattva
Dec 03 2022

Unity in the Way-Seeking Mind

Serial: RB-03071

Zen-Riffs

Vow, Suffering, Bodhisattva
Sep 17 2020
Johanneshof

Beyond Knowing: Zen's Attentional Path

Serial: RB-03064

Zen-Riffs

Bodhisattva, Practice, difficulty
Aug 12 2020
Johanneshof

Vows of Selfless Spiritual Service

Vow, Practice, Bodhisattva
Mar 15 2020

March 15th, 2020, Serial No. 04524

Vow, Practice, Bodhisattva
Mar 15 2020

The Womb of the Tathagata #3: Our Buddha Nature Precepts

Verifying the truth of the teachings through words and phrases

Precepts, Bodhisattva, Suffering, Consciousness
Jun 09 2018
PM
No Abode Hermitage

The Womb of the Tathagata #3: Our Buddha Nature Precepts

Origins of the Bodhisattva precepts; development and commentaries; the reasons for Buddhas appearing in this world.

Precepts, Buddha Nature, Transmission, Heart Sutra, Precepts, Bodhisattva,...
Jun 09 2018
AM
No Abode Hermitage

March 11th, 2018, Serial No. 04422

Compassion, Bodhisattva, Perfect Wisdom
Mar 11 2018

Bodhidharma Listening to the Cries of the World

Avalokiteshvara clearly seeing the emptiness of five skandhas; listening to the cries of the world, the suffering of beings.

Compassion, Suffering, Emptiness, Buddha, Suffering, Bodhisattva
Mar 03 2018
PM
No Abode Hermitage

March 3rd, 2018, Serial No. 04419

Consciousness, Bodhidharma, Bodhisattva
Mar 03 2018

March 3rd, 2018, Serial No. 04420

Buddha, Bodhisattva, Suffering
Mar 03 2018

October 8th, 2016, Serial No. 04313

Buddha, Samadhi, Bodhisattva
Oct 08 2016

The Pivotal Activity of All the Buddhas

Compassion, Practice Period, Practice, Compassion, Bodhisattva
Sep 17 2016
AM
No Abode Hermitage

The Pivotal Activity of All the Buddhas

Compassion, Bodhisattva, Liberation, Bodhisattva, Practice, Buddha
Sep 17 2016
PM
No Abode Hermitage

September 17th, 2016, Serial No. 04309

Practice, Compassion, Bodhisattva
Sep 17 2016

September 17th, 2016, Serial No. 04310

Bodhisattva, Buddha, Practice
Sep 17 2016

Walking the Bodhisattva Path Together

Bodhisattva, Lay, Practice
Sep 15 2016

September 14th, 2016, Serial No. 04307

Practice, Compassion, Bodhisattva
Sep 14 2016

Liberty and Justice for All Beings

Serial: TL-00427

ADZG Sunday Morning,
Dharma Talk

American, Bodhisattva, Time
Jul 03 2016
ADZG Temple

Sit to Become Free of Sitting

Complete Perfect Enlightenment, Precepts, Bodhisattva, Practice, Bodhisattva,...
Feb 06 2016
PM
No Abode Hermitage

September 19th, 2015, Serial No. 04224

Effort, Bodhisattva, Practice
Sep 19 2015

Song of the Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Part 6: Not Abiding In Renunciation

Renunciation, Suzuki Roshi, Liberation, Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Renunciation,...
Aug 08 2015
AM
No Abode Hermitage

Song of the Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Part 5: Wholeheartedly Wondering Who You Are

Compassion, Jewel Mirror Samadhi, true dharma, Bodhisattva, Doubt
Jul 11 2015
PM
No Abode Hermitage

Being Present Beyond Attainment

Serial: RB-03516

Practice-Period_Talks

Zazen, Suzuki Roshi, Bodhisattva
2015
Johanneshof

December 7th, 2014, Serial No. 04184

Suffering, Bodhisattva, Practice
Dec 07 2014

Zen Mindfulness: Bridging Philosophy and Psychotherapy

Serial: RB-02280

Seminar_Zen_and_Psychotherapy

Koan, Bodhisattva, Buddha
Sep 2014
Kassel

Cultivating Inner Attention Through Practice

Serial: RB-02584

Seminar_Buddha-Fields

Consciousness, Bodhisattva, Zazen
Jun 2014
Rastenberg

April 12th, 2014, Serial No. 04125

Bodhisattva, Wisdom, Consciousness
Apr 12 2014

January 19th, 2014, Serial No. 04100

Bodhisattva Way, Bodhisattva, Patience
Jan 19 2014

Liberation from Passion

Lotus Sutra, Bodhisattva, Bodhisattva Way, Passions, Manjushri, Desire, Lotus Sutra...
Dec 14 2013
Morning
No Abode Hermitage

Embodying Zen Through Mindful Awareness

Serial: RB-04166

Seminar_Zen_and_Psychotherapy

Time, Practice, Bodhisattva
Aug 2013
Kassel

February 2nd, 2013, Serial No. 04045

Ceremony, Complete Perfect Enlightenment, Bodhisattva
Feb 02 2013

January 25th, 2013, Serial No. 04042

Bodhisattva, Precepts, Ceremony
Jan 25 2013

October 14th, 2012, Serial No. 04002

Bodhisattva, Karmic Consciousness, Concentration
Oct 14 2012

Unveiling Zen's Hidden Treasures

Serial: RB-02271

Sesshin

Time, Sesshin, Bodhisattva
Oct 2012
Johanneshof

September 2nd, 2012, Serial No. 03994

Vow, Time, Bodhisattva
Sep 02 2012

2012.07.30-serial.00141

Buddha, Practice, Bodhisattva
Jul 30 2012

2012.07.29-serial.00139

Buddha, Vow, Bodhisattva
Jul 29 2012

Bodhisattva Ceremony

Serial: BZ-02252

3 Pure Precepts, Saturday Lecture

Bodhisattva, Repentance, Vow, Repentance, Evil, Precepts, Karma, Vow, Four Noble...
Jul 07 2012
Berkeley Zen Center

Transcending Self: Zens Path to Liberation

Serial: RB-03975

Seminar_Zen_and_Psychotherapy

Practice, Bodhisattva, Consciousness
Jun 2012
Rastenberg

Zen's Dance with Language Edges

Serial: RB-03976

Seminar_Zen_and_Psychotherapy

Practice, Bodhisattva, Practice Period
Jun 2012
Rastenberg

Awakening: Beyond Individuality Together

Serial: RB-02851

Seminar_The_Susceptibility_of_a_Bodhisattva

Bodhisattva, Interdependence, Time
Jun 01 2012
Rastenberg

Pathways of Mindful Generosity

Serial: RB-02852

Seminar_The_Susceptibility_of_a_Bodhisattva

Practice, Bodhisattva, Time
Jun 01 2012
Rastenberg

Mindful Bodhisattva: Body and Practice

Serial: RB-02849

Seminar_The_Susceptibility_of_a_Bodhisattva

Practice, Bodhisattva, Buddha
Jun 01 2012
Rastenberg

Embodying Interconnected Stillness in Practice

Serial: RB-02847

Seminar_The_Susceptibility_of_a_Bodhisattva

Practice, Time, Bodhisattva
Jun 01 2012
Rastenberg

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