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bodhicitta which is a wish or aspiration (Sanskrit: bodhipranidhicitta or pranidhicittotpada), this is when a bodhisattva makes a aspiration or "bodhisattva vow" (bodhisattva praṇidhāna) to become a Buddha for the sake of all beings. This is compared to making the decision to start on a journey.
Buddha-mind (Chinese foxing, Japanese busshin [web 1]) refers to bodhicitta, "[the] Buddha's compassionate and enlightened mind," and/or to Buddha-nature, "the originally clear and pure mind inherent in all beings to which they must awaken."
King-like bodhicitta – To aspire to become a Buddha first in order to then help sentient beings. Boatman-like bodhicitta – To aspire to become a Buddha at the same time as other sentient beings. Shepherd-like bodhicitta – To aspire to become a Buddha only after all other sentient beings have done so.
The cosmology of Mahayana Buddhism regards a wide range of buddhas and bodhisattvas, who assist humans on their way to liberation. Nichiren Buddhism, a branch of Mahayana Buddhism, regards Buddhahood as a state of perfect freedom, in which one is awakened to the eternal and ultimate truth that is the reality of all things. This supreme state of ...
Bodhisattvacaryāvatāra has ten chapters dedicated to the development of bodhicitta (the mind of enlightenment) through the practice of the six perfections (Skt. Pāramitās). The text begins with a chapter describing the benefits of the wish to reach enlightenment. [2]
Bodhicitta is the mind that is focused on attaining the status of bodhisattva. The early chapters of the Bodhisattvacaryāvatāra are focused on praising the virtuous qualities of bodhicitta and also on how to strengthen and maintain it. [2] Shantideva states:
According to the MS, one has achieved the bodies of a Buddha. According to the Tibetan Buddhist explanation of this schema, passage through the grounds and paths begins with bodhicitta, the wish to reach Buddhahood so as to liberate all sentient beings. Aspiring Bodhicitta becomes Engaging Bodhicitta upon actual commitment to the bodhisattva vows.
Gandharan relief depicting the ascetic Megha (Shakyamuni in a past life) prostrating before the past Buddha Dīpaṅkara, c. 2nd century CE (Gandhara, Swat Valley)The Bodhisattva vow is a vow (Sanskrit: bodhisattva-praṇidhāna, lit. bodhisattva aspiration or resolution; Chinese: 菩薩願, pusa yuan; J. bosatsugan) taken by some Mahāyāna Buddhists to achieve full buddhahood for the sake of ...