| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:Buddhism gptkb:spirituality
 
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                                | gptkbp:associatedWith | six paramitas perfection of wisdom (prajnaparamita)
 
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                                | gptkbp:contrastsWith | gptkb:pratyekabuddha gptkb:arhat
 
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                                | gptkbp:defines | enlightened beings who delay nirvana to help others achieve enlightenment 
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                                | gptkbp:depictedIn | crown-wearing figures holding symbolic objects
 ornamented beings
 
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                                | gptkbp:etymology | bodhi (enlightenment) + sattva (being) 
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                                | gptkbp:finalGoal | gptkb:Buddhahood 
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                                | gptkbp:goal | attain Buddhahood 
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                                | gptkbp:notableExample | gptkb:Baronet gptkb:Manjushri
 gptkb:Avalokiteshvara
 gptkb:Vajrapani
 gptkb:Ksitigarbha
 gptkb:Maitreya
 gptkb:Samantabhadra
 
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                                | gptkbp:numberOfStages | ten bhumis 
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                                | gptkbp:pathway | Bodhisattva path 
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                                | gptkbp:popularFor | gptkb:China gptkb:Japan
 gptkb:Korea
 gptkb:Mongolia
 gptkb:Nepal
 gptkb:Sri_Lanka
 gptkb:Tibet
 gptkb:Vietnam
 
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                                | gptkbp:practicedIn | compassion wisdom
 
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                                | gptkbp:relatedConcept | Buddha-nature upaya (skillful means)
 paramita (perfection)
 karuna (compassion)
 prajna (wisdom)
 
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                                | gptkbp:role | gptkb:Mahayana_Buddhism gptkb:Vajrayana_Buddhism
 Theravada Buddhism (rarely)
 
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                                | gptkbp:symbolizes | altruism enlightenment
 self-sacrifice
 
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                                | gptkbp:termOrigin | Sanskrit: bodhisattva 
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                                | gptkbp:text | gptkb:Avatamsaka_Sutra gptkb:Lotus_Sutra
 gptkb:Prajnaparamita_Sutras
 gptkb:Vimalakirti_Sutra
 
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                                | gptkbp:vows | gptkb:Bodhisattva_vow 
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                                | gptkbp:worshippedIn | gptkb:Tibetan_Buddhism gptkb:East_Asian_Buddhism
 gptkb:Pure_Land_Buddhism
 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Incarnation 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 5 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | Bodhisattvas (Buddhism) 
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