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|definition=A class of Mahāyāna sūtras which represents some of the earliest known literature of this genre of Buddhism. The term itself references a type of intelligence, discernment, or knowledge that embodies the insight which transcends the notions of the three spheres of agent, object, and action.
|definition=A class of Mahāyāna sūtras which represents some of the earliest known literature of this genre of Buddhism. The term itself references a type of intelligence, discernment, or knowledge that embodies the insight which transcends the notions of the three spheres of agent, object, and action.
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In the ''Bodhicaryāvatāra'' Śāntideva expresses this sentiment, stating,
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In his expansive study of the concept of bodhicitta, Professor Dorji Wangchuk states,
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                |quote-text=As we all know, Mahāyāna is principally defined by a new goal of salvation: One should not only seek one's own freedom from ''saṃsāra'' but should become a ''buddha'', whose task consists in primarily leading others, too, to salvation. One should hence follow the path of a ''bodhisattva''. Because the way to Buddhahood is much longer and arduous than the direct way to ''nirvāṇa'', a strong motivation is required to overcome and endure the difficulties. The Mahāyāna texts often mention compassion (''karuṇā'') as a decisive motive for this undertaking. Empathy or compassion is hence seen as the root (''mūla'') or seed (''bīja'') of ''bodhicitta'', and ''bodhicitta'' as the defining principle of a ''bodhisattva'' striving to become a ''buddha''.
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And,
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                |quote-text=The notions of ''bodhicitta'', ''bodhisattva'', and Mahāyāna are so intricately linked with each other that it seems to be almost impossible to deal with one of them without referring to the others. Doctrinally speaking, there cannot be a bodhisattva without ''bodhicitta'', and no Mahāyāna without a ''bodhisattva''.
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In his ''Letter to a Friend'', Nāgārjuna writes,
In his ''Letter to a Friend'', Nāgārjuna writes,
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In the ''Bodhicaryāvatāra'' Śāntideva states,
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And,
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