WORLD RELIGIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -Mahayana is a philosophical movement that proclaimed the possibility of universal salvation, offering assistance to practitioners in the form of compassionate beings called bodhisattvas. The goal was to open up the possibility of buddhahood (becoming a Buddha) to all sentient beings.

Detailed explanation-2: -Definition. Bodhisattva is an ideal in Mahāyāna Buddhism. Bodhisattva is an aspirant of Buddhahood (buddhatva) who works for the enlightenment of all sentient beings in contrast to that of one’s own emancipation of the Arhat (an ideal in non-Mahāyāna traditions).

Detailed explanation-3: -Mahayana Buddhist traditions extend the doctrine of Dependent Origination with the concept of emptiness (śūnyatā). This concept applies the doctrine of the absence of self (anātman) to all elements of existence. Consequently, nothing can be said to exist or not exist.

Detailed explanation-4: -Mahayana Buddhism Mahayana Buddhists believe they can achieve enlightenment through following the teachings of the Buddha . The goal of a Mahayana Buddhist may be to become a Bodhisattva and this is achieved through the Six Perfections .