Re:How Indian artists transformed the Buddha’s absence into ...
by rhuru on Monday August 21, 2023 @07:05AM
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I learned about when I came across this art.
https://www.artic.edu/artworks/142512/buddha-worshipped-by-t...
After nirvana, he felt compassion for all the countless beings who were not there yet, so he resolved to stay until everyone got it.
And that is supposed to be the difference between an arhat and a bodhisattva.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arhat
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodhisattva
https://www.google.com/search?q=arhat+vs+bodhisattva