different between bodhisattva vs bhumi

English

Borrowed from Sanskrit ?????????? (bodhisattva, “enlightened existence”).

bodhisattva (plural bodhisattvas)

(Buddhism) A person who has taken specific lay or monastic vows and who is on the road to perfect knowledge; specifically, one who foregoes personal nirvana in order to help others achieve enlightenment.
(Buddhism) An enlightened being existing in a form of existence beyond the ordinary forms of physical reality understood and acknowledged by scientific thought, resembling the Western notion of angels, but with a wealth of its own nuances and expectations. These include the compassionate working for enlightenment of all sentient beings.

bhumi (plural bhumis)

(Buddhism) One of the ten hierarchically arranged stages through which bodhisattva passes to the path to awakening in the Mahayana tradition.

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