Buddhahood
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Buddhahood
Example Sentences
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In Buddhism, bodhisattvas are people who are seen as spiritually advanced and on the path toward Buddhahood.
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"Now has the moment come, O Blessed One, for Thy Buddhahood," they advised him.
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In turn, man may aspire to personal Buddhahood through ridding himself of such worldly attachments as family and his ego.
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He has refused to enter Buddhahood himself until all living creatures attain to true knowledge and is specially occupied in procuring the release of those who suffer in hell.
From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 by Eliot, Charles, Sir
In other words, the Mahayanists have scriptures of their own, not included in the Hinayanist Canon and adore superhuman beings in the stage of existence immediately below Buddhahood and practically differing little from Indian deities.
From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 by Eliot, Charles, Sir
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