WORLD RELIGIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -In the East Asian Buddhist traditions, which are mainly Mahayana, major bodhisattvas include: Guanyin, Maitreya, Samantabhadra, Manjushri, Ksitigarbha, Mahasthamaprapta, Vajrapani and Akasagarbha.

Detailed explanation-2: -In the Vajrayāna Buddhist traditions of Tibet and its surrounding regions, female deities known as ḍākinīs (Tibetan: khandro) are revered as symbols of wisdom and protectors of the Buddha’s teachings.

Detailed explanation-3: -Followers of Buddhism don’t acknowledge a supreme god or deity. They instead focus on achieving enlightenment-a state of inner peace and wisdom. When followers reach this spiritual echelon, they’re said to have experienced nirvana. The religion’s founder, Buddha, is considered an extraordinary being, but not a god.

Detailed explanation-4: -Tara, Tibetan Sgrol-ma, Buddhist saviour-goddess with numerous forms, widely popular in Nepal, Tibet, and Mongolia. She is the feminine counterpart of the bodhisattva (“buddha-to-be”) Avalokiteshvara.