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**brraverishhh** · 07-05-2012, 08:32 AM

According to the Theravāda teacher Bhikkhu Bodhi the bodhisattva path was not taught by Buddha.

That's correct. The Buddha taught only one path - the noble eightfold path.

I interpret the meaning of "an unawakened bodhisatta" as "an as yet unawakened being headed for self-awakening". I also understand that Gotama, the as yet unawakened being headed for self-awakening, was already a sotapanna.

If you read the Pali suttas, a sotapanna is often described as "a stream-winner headed for self-awakening".

07-05-2012, 08:32 AM	#8
brraverishhh Join Date Jan 2006 Posts 5,127 Senior Member	According to the Theravāda teacher Bhikkhu Bodhi the bodhisattva path was not taught by Buddha. That's correct. The Buddha taught only one path - the noble eightfold path. I interpret the meaning of "an unawakened bodhisatta" as "an as yet unawakened being headed for self-awakening". I also understand that Gotama, the as yet unawakened being headed for self-awakening, was already a sotapanna. If you read the Pali suttas, a sotapanna is often described as "a stream-winner headed for self-awakening".
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