Topic summary
Bodhisattvas
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Bodhisattva.
Theravāda
- Bodhisattvas "preponderant in wisdom" (paññādhika), like Gautama, reach Buddhahood in four incalculable aeons (asaṃkheyyas) and a hundred thousand kalpas.
- Bodhisattvas "preponderant in faith" (saddhādhika) take twice as long as paññādhika bodhisattvas
- Bodhisattvas "preponderant in vigor" (vīriyādhika) take four times as long as paññādhika bodhisattvas