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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. 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