bodhicitta (the wish to become a Buddha that arises from a sense of compassion for all beings)
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Buddhism - Wikipedia is seen as being done only for the sake of individual liberation. It thus promotes the bodhisattva path as the highest and most worthwhile.[194] While in Mahāyāna, anyone who has given rise to <span>bodhicitta (the wish to become a Buddha that arises from a sense of compassion for all beings) is considered a bodhisattva,[195] some of these holy beings (such as Maitreya and Avalokiteshvara) have reached very high levels of spiritual attainment and are seen as being very power