Statue of Bodhisattva Antique Finishing

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Statue of Bodhisattva Antique Finishing


Weight: 3.57 kg
Size: 30x14x9 cm
Material: Copper and Gold


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Making Process: Lost-Wax System



Bodhisattva: In Theravāda BuddhismIn the Pāli canon the bodhisattva Siddhartha Gautama is described thus before my Awakening when I was an un awakened bodhisattva being subject myself to birth sought what was likewise subject to birth. Being subject myself to aging... illness... death... sorrow... defilement I sought happiness in what was likewise subject to illness... death... sorrow... defilement.


Ariyapariyesana Sutta
While Maitreya is mentioned in the Pāli canon he is not referred to as a bodhisattva but simply the next fully awakened Buddha to come into existence long after the current teachings of the Buddha are lost.

In later Theravāda literature the term "bodhisatta" is used fairly frequently in the sense of someone on the path to liberation. The later tradition of commentary also recognizes the existence of two additional types of bodhisattas: the paccekabodhisatta who will attain Paccekabuddhahood and the savakabodhisatta who will attain enlightenment as a disciple of a Buddha. According to the Theravāda teacher Bhikkhu Bodhi the bodhisattva path was not taught by Buddha In Mahāyāna BuddhismBodhisattva ideal
Mahāyāna Buddhism is based principally upon the path of a bodhisattva. The term Mahāyāna was originally synonym for Bodhisattvayāna or the "Bodhisattva Vehicle."The holly book of Mahayana contains a simple and brief definition for the term bodhisattva which is also the earliest known Mahāyāna definition. This definition is given as the following.

"Because he has enlightenment as his aim a bodhisattva-mahāsattva is so called."
Mahāyāna Buddhism encourages everyone to become bodhisattvas and to take the bodhisattva vows. With these vows one makes the promise to work for the complete enlightenment of all sentient beings by practicing the six perfections. Indelibly entwined with the bodhisattva vow is merit transference

In Mahāyāna Buddhism life in this world is compared to people living in a house that is on fire. People take this world as reality pursuing worldly projects and pleasures without realizing that the house is on fire and will soon burn down (due to the inevitability of death). A bodhisattva is one who has a determination to free sentient beings from universe and its cycle of death rebirth and suffering. This type of mind is known as the mind of awakening (bodhicitta). Bodhisattvas take bodhisattva vows in order to progress on the spiritual path towards buddhahood.

There are a variety of different conceptions of the nature of a bodhisattva in Mahāyāna. According to some Mahāyāna sources a bodhisattva is someone on the path to full Buddhahood. Others speak of bodhisattvas renouncing Buddhahood.
A bodhisattva can choose any of three paths to help sentient beings in the process of achieving buddhahood. They are:

king-like bodhisattva - one who aspires to become buddha as soon as possible and then help sentient beings in full fledge;
boatman-like bodhisattva - one who aspires to achieve buddhahood along with other sentient beings and
shepherd-like bodhisattva - one who aspires to delay buddhahood until all other sentient beings achieve buddhahood. Bodhisattvas like Avalokiteśvara and Śāntideva are believed to fall in this category.Ten groundsAccording to many traditions within Mahāyāna Buddhism on the way to becoming a Buddha a bodhisattva proceeds through ten or sometimes fourteen grounds. Below is the list of the ten grounds and their descriptions.

Great Joy: It is said that being close to enlightenment and seeing the benefit for all sentient beings one achieves great joy hence the name. In this bhūmi the bodhisattvas practice all perfections (pāramitās) but especially emphasizing generosity .

Stainless: In accomplishing the second bhūmi the bodhisattva is free from the stains of immorality therefore this bhūmi is named "stainless". The emphasized perfection is moral discipline.

Luminous: The third ground is named "luminous" because for a bodhisattva who accomplishes this bhūmi the light of Dharma is said to radiate for others from the bodhisattva. The emphasized perfection is patience .

Radiant: This ground is called "radiant" because it is said to be like a radiating light that fully burns that which opposes enlightenment. The emphasized perfection is vigor.
Very difficult to train: Bodhisattvas who attain this bhūmi strive to help sentient beings attain maturity and do not become emotionally involved when such beings respond negatively both of which are difficult to do. The emphasized perfection is meditative concentration.

Obviously Transcendent: By depending on the perfection of wisdom [the bodhisattva] does not abide in either saṃsāra or nirvāṇa so this state is "obviously transcendent". The emphasized perfection is wisdom.

Gone afar: Particular emphasis is on the perfection of skillful means (upāya) to help others.
Immovable: The emphasized virtue is aspiration. This the "immovable" bhūmi is the bhūmi at which one becomes able to choose his place of rebirth.
Good Discriminating Wisdom: The emphasized virtue is power.
Cloud of Dharma: The emphasized virtue is the practice of primordial wisdom.
School doctrinesSome sutras said a beginner would take 3-22 countless eons to become a buddha. Various traditions within Buddhism believe in specific bodhisattvas. Some bodhisattvas appear across traditions but due to language barriers may be seen as separate entities. For example Tibetan Buddhists believe in various forms of Chenrezig who is Avalokiteśvara in Sanskrit Guanyin in China and Korea Quan Am in Vietnam Kannon and Japan. Followers of Tibetan Buddhism consider the Dalai Lamas and the Karmapas to be an emanation of Chenrezig the Bodhisattva of Compassion.

Kṣitigarbha is another popular bodhisattva in Japan and China. He is known for aiding those who are lost. His greatest compassionate vow is:"If I do not go to the hell to help the suffering beings there who else will go? ... if the hells are not empty I will not become a Buddha. Only when all living beings have been saved will I attain Bodhi."

The place of a bodhisattva's earthly deeds such as the achievement of enlightenment or the acts of dharma is known as a bodhimanda and may be a site of pilgrimage. Many temples and monasteries are famous as bodhimandas;
for instance the island of Putuoshan located off the coast of Ningbo is venerated by Chinese Buddhists as the bodhimanda of Avalokitesvara. Perhaps the most famous bodhimanda of all is the bodhi tree under which shakyamuṇi achieved buddhahood.Bodhisattvas are enlightened beings who have denied Nirvana or has not entered the paradise to help all the other sentient being attain enlightenment. There are many different Bodhisattvas but the most famous is Avalokitesvara the god of compassion and Manjushree the god of wisdom.

Bodhisattvas are usually depicted as less austere or inward than the Buddha. Renouncing their own salvation and immediate entrance into nirvana they devote all their power and energy to saving suffering beings in this world. As the deity of compassion Bodhisattvas are typically represented with precious jewelry elegant garments and graceful postures.

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