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In [[Buddhism]], a '''bodhisattva''' (from the [[Sanskrit]] words ''bodhi'', meaning "awakened", and ''sattva'', meaning "existence") is an enlightened person who delays reaching [[Nirvana]] in order to help others reach Nirvana. [[Mahayana]] and [[Theravada]] Buddhism have different attitudes towards bodhisattvas. In the Theravada tradition, a person can achieve complete [[enlightenment]] as an individual without becoming a bodhisattva. In contrast, Mahayana take a dim view of such individuals and argue that in order to achieve true and complete Nirvana, one must become a bodhisattva.

In [[Buddhism]], a '''Bodhisattva''' (from the [[Sanskrit]] words ''[[bodhi]]'', meaning "awakened", and ''[[sattva]]'', meaning "existence" or "living being") is an [[enlightenment|enlightened]] person who delays reaching [[Nirvana]] in order to help others reach Nirvana. [[Mahayana]] and [[Theravada]] Buddhism have different attitudes towards Bodhisattvas. In the Theravada tradition, an [[Arhat]] has achieved complete [[enlightenment]] (personal liberation) as an individual without becoming a Bodhisattva or a Buddha. In contrast, the Mahayana look on such an Arhat or Pratayeka's realization of "[[individual liberation]]" as somewhat selfish. In the Mahayana one must become a Bodhisattva in order to realize [[Anuttara Samyak Sambodhi]] or the full and complete enlightenment of a [[Buddha]] with the wish of [[Bodhichitta]]. Bodhichitta is the great [[vow]] and [[attitude]] to wish to realize [[Buddhahood]] in order to liberate all [[sentient being]]s.

The Bodhisattva Vow is recited throughout the Mahayana Buddhist world:

The Bodhisattva Vow is recited three times daily throughout the Mahayana Buddhist world:

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