Category: Devotional Practices

In Mahāyāna and Vajrayāna Buddhism, bodhisattvas are beings who have generated bodhicitta—the compassionate aspiration to attain Buddhahood for the benefit of all sentient beings—and who actively engage in the world to relieve suffering. Over centuries, Buddhist traditions across regions have venerably recognized various bodhisattvas, each embodying a specific virtue or spiritual function. These figures appear…