Bodhisattva

=== Eight Main Bodhisattvas ===
[[File:Hermitage hall 342 - 03.jpg|thumb|[[Mañjuśrī]] figure from [[Candi Jago]], 14th century Java, Indonesia]]
In the Tibetan tradition, there are eight bodhisattvas known as the "Eight Great Bodhisattvas", or "Eight Close Sons" (Skt. ''aṣṭa utaputra''; Tib. ''nyewé sé gyé'') and are seen as the main bodhisattvas of Shakyamuni Buddha. These same "Eight Great Bodhisattvas" (Chn. ''Bādà Púsà'', Jp. ''Hachi Daibosatsu'') also appear in [[Chinese Esoteric Buddhism|East Asian Esoteric Buddhist]] sources, such as ''The Sutra on the Maṇḍalas of the Eight Great Bodhisattvas'' (八大菩薩曼荼羅經), translated by [[Amoghavajra]] in the 8th century and [[Faxian]] (10th century).<ref name=":19" /><ref>Wang, Michelle C. (2017) ''Maṇḍalas in the Making: The Visual Culture of Esoteric Buddhism at Dunhuang'', p. 158. BRILL.</ref> The Eight Great Bodhisattvas are the following:<ref name=":19">Dalai Lama XIV Bstan-ʼdzin-rgya-mtsho, Dalai Lama XIV, Dalai Lama, Santideva (1994). ''A Flash of Lightning in the Dark of Night: A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life,'' pp. 128-129, note 23. Shambhala.</ref>

* [[Manjushri|Mañjuśrī]] ("Gentle Glory") Kumarabhuta ("Young Prince"), the main bodhisattva of wisdom
* [[Avalokiteśvara]] ("Lord who gazes down at the world"), the savior bodhisattva of great compassion
* [[Vajrapani|Vajrapāṇi]] ("Vajra in hand"), the bodhisattva of protection, the protector of the Buddha (in East Asian sources, this figure appears as [[Mahasthamaprapta|Mahāsthāmaprāpta]])
* [[Maitreya]]  ("Friendly One"), will become the Buddha of our world in the future
* [[Kṣitigarbha]] ("Earth Source")
* [[Ākāśagarbha]] ("Space Source") also known as [[Ākāśagarbha|Gaganagañja]]
* [[Sarvanivāraṇaviṣkambhin]] ("He who blocks the hindrances")
* [[Samantabhadra Bodhisattva|Samantabhadra]] ("Universal Worthy", or "All Good")