(Sanskrit) A compound word: literally ‘‘he whose essence (sattva) has become intelligence (bodhiSanskrit बोधि from the root word budh, meaning “to… More).’’ As explained exoterically, a bodhisattva(Sanskrit) A compound word: literally ‘‘he whose essence… More means one who in another incarnation or in a few more incarnations will become a buddhaSanskrit बुद्ध past tense from the root budh, mean… More. A bodhisattva(Sanskrit) A compound word: literally ‘‘he whose essence… More from the standpoint of the occult teachings is more than that. When a man, a human being, has reached the state where his ego becomes conscious, fully so, of its inner divinity, becomes clothed with the buddhic ray — where, so to say, the personal man has put on the garments of inner immortality in actuality, on this earth, here and now — that man is a bodhisattva(Sanskrit) A compound word: literally ‘‘he whose essence… More.

His higher principles have nearly reached nirva.na. When they do so finally, such a man is a buddhaSanskrit बुद्ध past tense from the root budh, mean… More, a human buddhaSanskrit बुद्ध past tense from the root budh, mean… More, a manushyabuddha. Obviously, if such a bodhisattva(Sanskrit) A compound word: literally ‘‘he whose essence… More were to reincarnate, in the next incarnation or in a very few future incarnations thereafter,

he would be a manushya-buddha. A buddhaSanskrit बुद्ध past tense from the root budh, mean… More, in the esoteric teaching, is one whose higher principles can learn nothing more. They have reached nirv¯a .na and remain there; but the spiritually awakened personal man, the bodhisattva(Sanskrit) A compound word: literally ‘‘he whose essence… More, the person made semi-divine to use popular language, instead of choosing his reward in the nirvana of a less degree, remains on earth out of pity and compassion for inferior beings, and becomes what is called a nirma.nakaya (q.v.).

In a very mystical part of the esoteric philosophy, a bodhisattva(Sanskrit) A compound word: literally ‘‘he whose essence… More is the representative on earth of a dhy¯ani-buddha or celestial buddhaSanskrit बुद्ध past tense from the root budh, mean… More — in other words, one who has become an incarnation or expression of his own divine monad.