RELIGIONS
BUDDHISM
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Question
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What is a bodhisattva?
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a religious teacher who instructs others about the Eightfold path
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a traveling poet who shares teachings of the Buddha
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a Buddhist missionary who is close to achieving nirvana
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a person who delays nirvana to continue doing good on Earth
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In Buddhism, the “Bodhisattva” (Snskt) is one who has realized enlightenment, or “nirvana, ‘’ but out of compassion for the suffering of sentient beings has deliberately resolved to delay reaching final nirvana, complete release from samsaric rebirth, in order to aid others in achieving enlightenment.
Detailed explanation-2: -Second, a person who attains Nirvana is known as an arhat. Third, someone who has the ability to attain Nirvana, but delays it in order to help others is a bodhisattva.
Detailed explanation-3: -Avalokiteśvara. Kṣitigarbha. Mañjuśrī Samantabhadra.
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