{"id":1915,"date":"2018-10-14T20:31:02","date_gmt":"2018-10-14T18:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hp-design.at\/palpung\/lineage\/practising-buddhism\/bodhisattva-path\/"},"modified":"2020-03-25T11:51:42","modified_gmt":"2020-03-25T10:51:42","slug":"bodhisattva-path","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/en\/practising-buddhism\/bodhisattva-path\/","title":{"rendered":"Bodhisattva path"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_heading-133817429c35e3e5b90dac9c5e80773a\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-133817429c35e3e5b90dac9c5e80773a{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-133817429c35e3e5b90dac9c5e80773a .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-133817429c35e3e5b90dac9c5e80773a .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-av_heading-133817429c35e3e5b90dac9c5e80773a av-special-heading-h3  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_image  avia-builder-el-first '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Bodhisattva\u2019s path<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-k7xkzwoy-495b7fffd5b6acdf70e389461cd95bad\">\n.avia-image-container.av-k7xkzwoy-495b7fffd5b6acdf70e389461cd95bad img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-k7xkzwoy-495b7fffd5b6acdf70e389461cd95bad .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-k7xkzwoy-495b7fffd5b6acdf70e389461cd95bad av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_textblock '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-26597 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-26597 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/paleu-maitreya.jpg\" alt='' title='paleu maitreya'  height=\"422\" width=\"750\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/paleu-maitreya.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/paleu-maitreya-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/paleu-maitreya-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/paleu-maitreya-735x414.jpg 735w, https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/paleu-maitreya-705x397.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-jnyzcmhk-c9e1673941424ac1fdf2d406c7068774 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p class=\"bodytext\">As Vajrayana and Mahayana Buddhists, the path of a bodhisattva starts after having taken refuge. Through understanding that samsara, the endless cycle of birth, life and death bears incredible suffering, we seek protection in the Three Juwels in order to escape this cycle. On basis of refuge and by following the Four Noble Truths and the Noble Eightfold Path, the basis for final liberation from suffering is formed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">By understanding that not only we are subject to this cycle but all sentient beings suffer likewise, a starting feeling of loving kindness and hence compassion arises. Those respectively make the basis for entering the path of a <strong>bodhisattva<\/strong>. The path starts with the so-called<strong> bodhisattva vow<\/strong> which we renew, request and receive each life time from anew until all sentient beings will have attained enlightenment. Very much simplified it is the personal promise to finally reach enlightenment for the benefit of all sentient beings; to accord our actions and entire life with this aim and destination.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">Having received this vow itself doesn\u2019t already make us a real bodhisattva, a being who at least abides on the first level of a bodhisattva (1st bhumi), more it creates the sound basis for our mind to be conditioned to others and their ultimate wellbeing, complete enlightenment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">The bodhisattva vow is the basis of Mahayana Buddhism with the strong foundation of Hinayana, a <strong>strong sense of renunciation of Samsara<\/strong>, with the practitioner living in accordance with the <strong>Four Noble Truths<\/strong> and the <strong>Noble Eightfold Path<\/strong>, practising the <strong>Six Paramita<\/strong> in order to attain enlightenment. 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