Belief overview

Compaixão e bodhisattva

Em muitas correntes, a compaixão universal e o ideal do bodhisattva ocupam lugar central.

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Confidence
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Neutral

O que é: O ideal do bodhisattva enfatiza compaixão, sabedoria e compromisso com a libertação de todos os seres.

Como a tradição entende: Em tradições mahayana, o bodhisattva adia a entrada final no nirvana ou subordina a própria libertação ao bem universal. A compaixão torna-se eixo tão importante quanto a sabedoria.

Base textual e contexto: Sutras mahayana, como o Sutra do Lótus e a literatura da perfeição da sabedoria, são fundamentais nesse ponto.

Debates e variações: Theravada e Mahayana diferem no peso dado ao ideal do arhat e do bodhisattva, embora compaixão seja importante em todo o budismo.

Supportive

Bodhicaryavatara 1

buddhism,bodhisattva,compassion,shantideva

A classical text on the awakening mind and universal compassion.

Reference: Śāntideva, Bodhicaryāvatāra, chapter 1.
Content: The text exalts the arising of the awakening mind aimed at the good of all beings.
Use in debate: It is an essential reference for compassion and the bodhisattva ideal.

Lotus Sutra 2

buddhism,mahayana,lotus-sutra,bodhisattva

An important chapter for the Mahayana ideal and skillful means.

Reference: Lotus Sutra, chapter 2.
Content: The text highlights skillful means and a broad Buddhist path.
Use in debate: It is highly relevant for Mahayana doctrines and the bodhisattva ideal.

Metta Sutta

buddhism,metta,compassion,benevolence

A discourse on loving-kindness and compassion.

Reference: Sutta Nipata 1.8.
Content: The text encourages the cultivation of boundless loving-kindness toward all beings.
Use in debate: It is one of the most important sources for compassion and affective practice.