WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Bodhi (Buddha’s wisdom and enlightenment) is equivalent to prajñā, that is, the wisdom which enables one to have unerring judgments and conducts in this world. Mañjuśrī represents prajñā in Mahāyāna literature. In the early Mahāyāna, wisdom is considered to be somewhat more important than compassion.

Detailed explanation-2: -Seven stages can be distinguished with respect to the realization of the Self: ignorance, veiling, projection, indirect knowledge, direct knowledge, cessation of grief and perfect satisfaction.

Detailed explanation-3: -Atisha’s most celebrated text, entitled Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment, sets forth the entire Buddhist path within the framework of three levels of motivation on the part of the practitioner.

Detailed explanation-4: -Knowing others is wisdom; Knowing the self is enlightenment. Mastering others requires force; Mastering the self needs strength.