bodhisattvas

The sutra explains the source, Buddha-nature, with its delineation of sixty methods that those with the mind-set of bodhichitta, namely bodhisattvas, use for purifying their Buddha-nature source.

Buddha-Nature, Day One of a Discourse on Uttaratantra ��� Part Two: The First Three Verses of Chapter One

Buddhism knows of many divine helpers, called bodhisattvas, who assist men and women to enjoy heavenly bliss and avoid post-mortem torment, before they ultimately work out their karma and attain

SIN AND SALVATION

The path praised by the Triumphant’s holy offspring, in other words the bodhisattvas, refers to bodhichitta.

A Short Commentary on The Three Principal Aspects of the Path

This comes across most vividly in a relief on a stele believed to have been carved at Xiangtangshan: Amitabha, flanked by monks and bodhisattvas, sits within the enclosure of two trees; outside the frame, two Pratyekabuddhas stand on lotus pedestals.

Gaining Enlightenment Through Technology

Thanks to the addition of 12 sculptures—nine from the Sackler's nonlending sister institution, the Freer Gallery, and three from the University of Pennsylvania—we see not one, but three life-size standing bodhisattvas, getting a better feel for the Northern Qi's treatment of body and ornament.

Gaining Enlightenment Through Technology

The missing woman is standing in front of a thangka of Green Tara, one of the divine bodhisattvas, a female Buddha in the making.

The Memory Palace

The missing woman is standing in front of a thangka of Green Tara, one of the divine bodhisattvas, a female Buddha in the making.

The Memory Palace

So we, as bodhisattvas, have the duty to protect it and promote its wellbeing.

John Stanley: Buddhism And The Fate Of The Species

Thanks to the addition of 12 sculptures—nine from the Sackler's nonlending sister institution, the Freer Gallery, and three from the University of Pennsylvania—we see not one, but three life-size standing bodhisattvas, getting a better feel for the Northern Qi's treatment of body and ornament.

Gaining Enlightenment Through Technology

This comes across most vividly in a relief on a stele believed to have been carved at Xiangtangshan: Amitabha, flanked by monks and bodhisattvas, sits within the enclosure of two trees; outside the frame, two Pratyekabuddhas stand on lotus pedestals.

Gaining Enlightenment Through Technology