Bodhisattva
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Bodhisattva
Jesus the Bodhisattva- Christology from a Buddhist Perspective
The text explores the parallels between Jesus and the Buddhist bodhisattva, emphasizing the shared ideals of love, compassion, and freedom, and suggesting a synthesis of Christian and Buddhist interpretations of salvation.
LinkThe way of a bodhisattva is a way of internal clarity, a clarity that expresses itself in compassion and enables us to bring all our skills and capabilities to the challenges life presents. When we have the capacity to experience whatever life brings to us, we are not thrown into turmoil by our own reactions. If we can experience the joys, tribulat
... See moreKen I. McLeod • Reflections on Silver River
Bodhicitta, however, is more subtle, as it is the wish to attain Buddhahood to help all beings.
Reginald A. Ray • In the Presence of Masters: Wisdom from 30 Contemporary Tibetan Buddhist Teachers
“And why not? Subhuti, a bodhisattva who creates the perception of a being cannot be called a ‘bodhisattva. ’ And why not? Subhuti, no one can be called a bodhisattva who creates the perception of a self or who creates the perception of a being, a life, or a soul.”
Red Pine • The Diamond Sutra: The Perfection of Wisdom
Bodhichitta has three qualities: (1) it is soft and gentle, which is compassion; (2) at the same time, it is clear and sharp, which is called prajna; and (3) it is open. This last quality of bodhichitta is called shunyata and is also known as emptiness.
Pema Chödrön • Start Where You Are: How to accept yourself and others
The bodhisattva’s aspiration is simple and powerful: “May all circumstances serve to awaken compassion.”