The 'Bodhisattva' is mentioned in the Pali scriptures. The Bodhisattva
vow is the vow taken by Mahayana Buddhists to attain complete
enlightenment for the sake of all sentient beings. Both the Theravada
and the Mahayana unanimously accept the Bodhisattva ideal as the highest.
On 11/11/2013 5:09 PM, [email protected] wrote:
I said; "Do people really talk in those terms? I say he was a selfish
bastard!" (for not taking the Bodhisattva vow).
Richard said: "Is that the way people over there talk about the
Buddha, that he was a selfish bastard? LoL!"
People over there?! I always speak for myself alone.
What's your problem? "If You Meet the Buddha on the Road, Kill Him!"
has to be the best-known quote in Zen.
The Buddha that you imagine would be offended by either of those
comments never existed. That's what Buddhism is saying!
---In [email protected], <punditster@...> wrote:
On 11/10/2013 8:53 PM, s3raphita@... <mailto:s3raphita@...> wrote:
*Do people really talk in those terms? I say he was a selfish
bastard!*
Is that the way people over there talk about the Buddha, that he
was a selfish bastard? LoL!
