Bodhisatva
Dan Morelle posted a photo:
I don’t actually think this is a Bodhisatva, I think its a Buddha but I like the sound of Bodhisatva. So I will say it one last time, Bodhisatva. Thank you.
###
edit:
Let’s shed a little light on this with a little help from Wikipedia:
In Buddhist thought, bodhisattva (Pali: bodhisatta; Thai: phothisat, โพธิสัตว์) literally means “enlightened (bodhi) existence (sattva)” in Sanskrit.
Those who call themselves bodhisattvas are motivated by the wish to benefit other “existences” and to lead them to enlightenment[citation needed].
The Mahayana 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.
According to the Theravada tradition however, being a bodhisattva and becoming a fully enlightened Buddha (Sanskrit: Samyaksambuddha) is not possible for the vast majority of beings, so their common path to follow is to strive for becoming an ordinary Arhat (liberated from the sufferings of the cycle of rebirths; the term is applied in Theravada Buddhism to Buddhas as well).
