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by ginortonic
Wed May 27, 2015 8:49 am
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: Metta in Theravada Vs Bodhicitta in Mahayana
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Re: Metta in Theravada Vs Bodhicitta in Mahayana

As mentioned before, Metta is a mundane practice while bodhicitta describes the state of a bodhisattva. Since Metta, loving kindness, is a major characteristic of a bodhisattva, it can be considered as a faculty, that sustains one's effort to gain buddhahood. But Metta can be practiced apart from th...

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