Bodhisatta Path and Early Buddhism

[AdrianMagno]

This has been discussed in the past:

Bodhisattas and the EBTs

Recently I’ve been reading ‘The Genesis of the Bodhisattva Ideal’ by Bhikkhu Anālayo and it has really opened my eyes as to how ideas about our teacher have evolved over the centuries and how seemingly small interpolations become very significant and bring about dramatic changes in the Buddhist thought world. The whole book is an interesting read and a rather convincing one. It and other discussions on the matter have allowed me to let go of whole bodhisatta practicing for millions of lifetimes…

Bodhisatta in early buddhism: in par with an arahant?

Continuing the discussion from DN6 Mahali by Alexander Duncan: Dear All, Just wanted to share Bhikku Analayo’s work on “bodhisatta” with regards to the essay by Mr. Alexander Duncan: https://www.buddhismuskunde.uni-hamburg.de/pdf/5-personen/analayo/genesis-bodhisattva.pdf with añjali and mettā, russ