2012년 4월 14일 토요일

Bodhisattva -- Steely Dan


Bodhisattva  Would you take me by the hand  Bodhisattva
Would you take me by the hand  Can you show me  The shine of your Japan The sparkle of your china  Can you show me  Bodhisattva  Bodhisattva

I'm gonna sell my house in town  Bodhisattva
I'm gonna sell my house in town   And I'll be there
To shine in your Japan  To sparkle in your China
Yes I'll be there  Bodhisattva 



a bodhisattva  is either an enlightened (bodhi) existence (sattva) or an enlightenment-being or, given the variant Sanskrit spelling satva rather than sattva, "heroic-minded one (satva) for enlightenment (bodhi)." The Pali term has sometimes been translated as "wisdom  although in modern publications, and especially in tantric works, this is more commonly reserved for the term jñānasattva . Traditionally, a bodhisattva is anyone who, motivated by great compassion, has generated bodhicitta, which is a spontaneous wish to attain Buddhahood for the benefit of all sentient beings.
The bodhisattva is a popular subject in Buddhist art. Usage of the term bodhisattva has evolved over time. In early Indian Buddhism, for example, the term bodhisattva was primarily used to refer specifically to the Buddha Shakyamuni in his former lives. The Jatakas, which are the stories of his lives, depict the various attempts of the bodhisattva to embrace qualities like self-sacrifice and morality.                   (wikipedia)  


       Bodhisattva with many arms along a path
                                                           to the Giant Buddha in Leshan,

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