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bodhicittanoun
In Mahayana Buddhism, the intense ontological aspiration to save all beings by following the bodhisattva path to enlightenment.
bodhicittanoun
The bodhisattva path to nirvana.
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Bodhicitta
In Mahayana Buddhism, bodhicitta, ("enlightenment-mind" or "the thought of awakening"), is the mind (citta) that is aimed at awakening (bodhi), with wisdom and compassion for the benefit of all sentient beings. Bodhicitta is the defining quality of the Mahayana bodhisattva (a being striving towards Buddhahood) and the act of giving rise to bodhicitta (bodhicittotpāda) is what makes a bodhisattva a bodhisattva. The Daśabhūmika Sūtra explains that the arising of bodhicitta is the first step in the bodhisattva's career.
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Bodhicitta
In Buddhism, bodhicitta, "enlightenment-mind", is the mind that strives toward awakening and compassion for the benefit of all sentient beings.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of bodhicitta in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of bodhicitta in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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