The female equivalent is called bhikshuni (比丘尼).īodhi path 菩提道 The path to awakening, to becoming a Buddha. The name means “perceiver of cries of the world” and “unhindered perceiver of the truth.” Thus this bodhisattva is able to help all sentient beings.īhiksu 比丘 (Sanskrit) An ordained monk who has renounced home life to seek enlightenment he observes celibacy as well as 250 precepts defining the conduct of a monk. Known as Guanyin in Chinese, this is the most beloved bodhisattva in Asia. An arhat is no longer subject to death and rebirth.Īttachments 執著 To crave or desire anything, to cling to or despise anything, to dwell in the past or grumble about the present are all examples of attachment.Īvalokitesvara 觀自在,觀世音 This bodhisattva is considered the embodiment of the Buddhist virtue of compassion. A Buddhist saint who has realized emptiness, having eradicated all afflictions.
Unsurpassed complete enlightenment is the state of a buddha.Īrhat 阿羅漢 (Sanskrit). Samyak sambodhi: right and comprehensive understanding (complete enlightenment). Anuttara-samyak-sambodhi 阿耨多羅三藐三菩提 Anuttara: unsurpassed.
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