Are Bodhisattvas Real?
From Endless Path Zendo | Roshi Rafe Martin by Roshi Rafe Martin
April 25, 2026 · 58 min
About this episode
Roshi Martin explores the nature of Bodhisattvas and their significance in Mahayana Buddhism and Zen.
Recorded April 25, 2026. In this first series of teishos from his book, “A Zen Life of Bodhisattvas,” Roshi Martin explores the nature of Bodhisattvas — the “wisdom beings” so central to the wise and compassionate vision of Mahayana Buddhism, which includes Zen. He also makes it clear that, in Zen tradition, to know who or what bodhisattvas are, we need to know who or what we ourselves truly are. Then again, are bodhisattvas — beings like Manjsuri and Avalokitesvara, Maitreya and Samantbhadra...
People in this episode
Host: Roshi Rafe Martin
Topics covered
- Bodhisattvas
- Mahayana Buddhism
- Zen
- wisdom beings
- compassion
Keywords
- Bodhisattvas
- Mahayana Buddhism
- Zen
- wisdom beings
- compassionate vision
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: A Zen Life of Bodhisattvas
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