RLG100Y1 Lecture Notes - Buddhahood, Chinese Buddhism, Taoism
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One who work to achieve enlightenment like the buhhda through sacrifice. When hes about to reach enlightenment he stops and chooses to continue to work in the world for the welfare of others in community. He refuses to accept the tranquility of enlightenment until he can bring everyone else into enlightenment. This becomes the ideal of their way of reaching enlightenment. They take a bodhisattva vow that they will not accept nirvana until it is collectively achieved with others. They achieve enlightenment by themselves: concept of buddha***fs. Its an understanding that the buddha out of compassion creates realms of existing in other parts of the universe; he creates spaces in which we can be reborn; He creates these spaces because in these envs its easier to practice. Buddhist lifestyle and focus on the search for enlightenment; there is no challenges in these societies like work, stress, commitments: represents the diff realms of the buddha which are blissful/pleasant in nature.
