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English Translation:  Enlightenment Being

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    2. bodhisattva |ˌbōdiˈsätvə; -ˈsət-| (also Bodhisattva)

    noun

    (in Mahayana Buddhism) a person who is able to reach nirvana but delays doing so out of compassion in order to save suffering beings.

    ORIGIN early 19th cent.: Sanskrit, ‘a person whose essence is perfect knowledge,’ from bodhi- ‘perfect knowledge’ (from budh- ‘awaken’ [see Buddha ]) + sattva ‘being, essence.’

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    To get an immediate and vivid feeling for the work of a bodhisattva watch Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche's wonderful short video on YouTube called "What About Me"
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    2. There are two levels of Bodhisattva-ship.

    First, is the "Aspiring" Bodhisattva. That is just about all of us who have practiced and studied Buddhism for a number of years then taken the Bodhisattva Vow. We try, we do our best to help others, but fail constantly.

    The second level is that of the "Entering" Bodhisattva. Here the training wheels have come off. These rare beings have managed to free themselves from the obsessive concerns of the Self - and have turned outward toward being of benefit to others. Often simply through their presence they can temper human suffering. One could point to people like the Dalai Lama, Mother Theresa, Dilgo Khyentse, and maybe even to someone like Abraham Lincoln - although, true entering Bodhisattvas may exist in anominity all over the globe.