tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069473.post111145972330186005..comments2023-11-03T05:25:26.381-04:00Comments on Water Dissolves Water: Shokaihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03648991160664931861noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069473.post-1111490249014370932005-03-22T06:17:00.000-05:002005-03-22T06:17:00.000-05:00The term "bodhisattva" is used in a number of sens...The term "bodhisattva" is used in a number of senses amongst Buddhists.<br /><br />Among the Thereavadans, it generally lacks the meanintg it has in the Mahayana traditions. Amongst some Mahayana, it denotes one who has taken the precepts. I should point out, that as a Buddhist, in a Buddhist-Christian dialogue, it is not very helpful to refer to Jesus as a Boddhisattva. <br /><br />To a Christian, this trivializes their focus of veneration, and as I've said, the <I>idea</I> of Christ represents something that though it parallels the idea of a boddhisattva, especially in Western culture means something else <I>besides</I> a boddhisattva.<br /><br />I'd also point out, that Jesus didn't give up his life to save all beings, nor even all sentient beings, nor even all human beings, if you adhere to a large body of Christian thought (but not a Universalist one; unfortunately many Christians are not Universalists). Christian thought holds that Jesus came to save <I>those who believed in him</I> or those who he saved according to his caprice. Christian theology has traditionally held that there are people whom Jesus decidedly <I>does not</I> save. <br /><br />Now, of course I understand your psychological/religious parallels, but we must recognize difference as well as sameness here.Mumon Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01116967568502451788noreply@blogger.com