Bodhiçitta in Mahayāna Buddhism

Abstract

One of the concepts in Buddhist tradition and specifically Mahayana Buddhism is bodhicitta.Bodhicitta is explained in the two primary and secondary meanings and total bodhicitta.The primary bodhicitta can be considered as the concept of yagza in Islamic theosophy and that is the beginning of the path that a bodhisattva passes in order to save themselves and other beings from suffering and get them to salvation.In Buddhist theosophy, bodhicitta is not considered as a step of bodhisattva in mystical conduct, and they consider it as a requisite for the seeker to reach the path.The primary bodhisattva is an intuitive-mystical concept which happens in a moment in an instant illuminative manner in the person and the person becomes comprehensible. In its main meaning, bodhicitta is an absolute matter which everyone has in their nature, and it remains intact forever.This concept of bodhicitta, is equivalent to shonita, dharmakaya and tathata.