नमो भगवते बुद्धाय
I'm reading Candrakīrti's madhyamakavatāra. I came across this passage -
> "That they are the particular circumstance means that that which acts
> as the cause for the circumstance of being a tathāgata is the
> circumstance of being a bodhisattva. That they inspire the adoption
> refers to the case of noble Mañjuśrī who as a bodhisattva was the very
> first to inspire the illustrious Śākyamuni and the other tathāgatas to
> adopt the mind of awakening. Being thus regarded as the principal
> cause that enabled the final result, it is taught that the tathāgatas
> are born from the bodhisattvas."
What is the story of the Noble Mañjuśrī inspiring Śākyamuni and other tathāgatas to adopt bodhicitta?
Thank you
Source - https://www2.hf.uio.no/polyglotta/index.php?page=fulltext&view=fulltext&vid=1113&cid=828169&mid=1927089&level=1#FN5550rn6:~:text=That%20they%20are%20the%20particular,are%20born%20from%20the%20bodhisattvas .
Asked by Lokesh
(111 rep)
Nov 1, 2023, 04:14 PM
Last activity: Nov 2, 2023, 06:21 AM
Last activity: Nov 2, 2023, 06:21 AM