{"product_id":"6503","title":"The Bodhisattva Concept by A.G.S. Kariyawasam (MP3 Audiobook)","description":"\u003cp\u003e This is a Pariyatti audiobook of Bodhi Leaves No. 157, \"The Bodhisattva Concept\" by A.G.S. Kariyawasam found in the Pariyatti Edition of \u003ca href=\"\/collected-bodhi-leaves-vol-5\"\u003eCollected Bodhi Leaves Vol. V\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExcerpt from \u003cem\u003eThe Bodhisattva Concept\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn original Pali Buddhism, the term \u003ci\u003ebodhisatta\u003c\/i\u003e is used more or less exclusively to designate Gautama Buddha prior to his enlightenment.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e'The concept of \u003ci\u003ebodhisattva\u003c\/i\u003e, along with that of Buddha and of the \u003ci\u003ecakravartin\u003c\/i\u003e (world-ruler), was in vogue in India even before the appearance of Gautama Buddha. When Prince Siddh rtha, who later became Gautama Buddha, took conception in the womb of Queen M y , a seer predicted that Suddhodana s future son would be either a world-ruler (\u003ci\u003ecakravartin\u003c\/i\u003e) or a Buddha. Once, answering a question by a brahmin, the Buddha himself admitted that he is neither a god nor a \u003ci\u003eyakkha\u003c\/i\u003e, but a Buddha, meaning thereby one of a succession of Buddhas (A II 38).\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003chr\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"iframe-container\"\u003e \u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/780912229?quality=1080p\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center; margin-top: 20px\"\u003e    \u003cp\u003e\u003cbutton type=\"button\" class=\"btn\" onclick=\"location.href='https:\/\/drive.google.com\/uc?export=download\u0026amp;id=1EiQI0HY_ZGuLhkWMECHzh9O19hawx-cI';\"\u003eDownload Single File (20MB)\u003c\/button\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003e\u003cbutton type=\"button\" class=\"btn\" onclick=\"location.href='https:\/\/drive.google.com\/uc?export=download\u0026amp;id=1m1PLvhOylH2_5TYLgyiZCDbxHa1LMnnV';\"\u003eDownload Chapters (20MB)\u003c\/button\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/7qpd4KvwXBQ\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"youtube_link\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eView on YouTube\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003chr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/Audiobooks_c_40.html\"\u003eCheck out our complete audiobook catalog.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eWe are grateful to the volunteers who offered their time and skills creating this product so that we can offer it freely. If you wish to help us record more audiobooks, please email us at \u003ca href=\"mailto:volunteer@pariyatti.org\"\u003evolunteer@pariyatti.org\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e           ","brand":"Kariyawasam, A.G.S.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42101770420318,"sku":"703157","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0591\/3677\/0142\/files\/703157.jpg?v=1760548856","url":"https:\/\/store.pariyatti.org\/products\/6503","provider":"Pariyatti","version":"1.0","type":"link"}