Bodhisattva ideal from Theravada and Mahayana point of view

 Bodhisattva ideal   from Theravada and Mahayana point of view

Buddisattava ideal is one of the most important ideals in Mahayana Buddhism . bodhisattava  is a person who in his essential being is motivated by the desire to win full enlightenment to be a Buddha.

According to Theravada, boddhisattava  is the embodiment ( an idea exactly) of supreme unselfishness. He solemnly( quality beings serous ) dedicates himself to the service of all beings who stand in need of succor( help)  suffering the most atrocious ( very bad quality )  tortures ( make pain to someone ), if necessary if thereby he may save others from pain and sorrow.  

A bodhisattva is said to be dominated by two forces – compassion and wisdom. His attitude reality  Compassion governs his conduct towards his fellow beings, wisdom his attitude to reality the essence of buddhisatava ideal consists in the vow to attain enlightenment not for oneself but for all  beings

Namely the practice of the six paramitas , in his career a bodhisattva is said to go through ten stages of spiritual development . the boddhisatava’s career is one of long training a progress rising in stages to Buddhahood.

According to Mahayana , there are five prominent ( well known) , bodhisattava, nemelly, avalokitesvara, mabjuwri, maitreya, kshitigarbha and samantabhadra. But among them the most outstanding one is avalokitewavara. The avalokitesvara is a bodhisattava of the ninthstage who is governed by compassion holds a lotus and in his mercy helops all beings in distress. Mabjuwuri who edcels in wisdom holds a sword and imparts wisdom to those who impore him maitreya, the coming buddha, now in the tushita heaven who represents friendliness hold a flask filled with the elixir of immortality and will lead many to enlightenment at a future time. Kshitagarbha, a lord of the nether world who holds a staff and looks after the welfare of the dead, particularly in the hells, and riding on a white elephant samantabhadra dispenses talismanic formulas which avert all dangers.

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