(Buddhism) bodhisattva; an enlightened being who seeks to help others attain enlightenment

the state of supreme spiritual wisdom or enlightenment in Buddhism, transliterated from Sanskrit

Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion or Goddess of Mercy (Sanskrit Avalokiteśvara)

Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion or Goddess of Mercy (Sanskrit Avalokiteśvara)

peepul (Ficus religiosa); bodhi tree; sacred fig

a person regarded as a living incarnation of a Bodhisattva, often used to describe someone who saves lives or provides great relief

In a precarious situation where one cannot even protect oneself, making it impossible to help others; like a clay idol dissolving in water.

Bodhidharma, the first patriarch of Zen Buddhism in China

Bodhimanda (place of enlightenment associated with a Bodhisattva)

Vajrapani Bodhisattva

Skanda, the general or guardian Bodhisattva

The Bodhisattva of the Great Vow to save all souls before accepting Buddhahood; also known as Earth Treasury, Earth Womb, or Earth Store Bodhisattva.

Nagarjuna (Nagarjuna Bodhisattva)

The Bodhisattva of the Great Vow (to save all souls before accepting Bodhi), also translated as Earth Treasury, Earth Womb, or Earth Store Bodhisattva.

(Buddhism) Mahasthamaprapta, the Great Strength Bodhisattva

The Bodhisattva of the Great Vow who pledged to save all sentient beings before attaining Buddhahood; also known as Earth Store, Earth Treasury, or Earth Womb Bodhisattva.

Maitreya Bodhisattva

Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of keen awareness

Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of keen awareness

Samantabhadra, the Buddhist Lord of Truth