Subj : difference between avatar, buddha, and bodhisattva? To : alt.religion.hindu, alt.religion.va From : David Dalton Date : Tue Sep 22 2020 06:18 am I wrote (in talking about assisted shaktipat in progress now first from me to spiritually advanced individuals and then, in a while, from them to some others) in the long thread rCLlocal deity priorityrCY on alt.buddha.short.fat.guy : > current state (including the Buddha belly circles and (P) delivery) I guess that should be a lowercase b buddha. I say circles since there have been a small circle and a large circle though the small circle has been more common. I also have experienced belly pops on occasion which I think have been tests of me (probably not by humans yet). WhatrCOs the difference between a buddha and a bodhisattva? Though I have undergone four periods of temporary centred clarity, I wonrCOt say I have reached awakening/enlightenment until I come out of the low years into an extended period of centred clarity, maybe even at the rCLbuddha bowlrCY moon (first quarter). WhatrCOs the difference between a buddha and an avatar? (I know that some say that the Buddha was an avatar of Vishnu.) I claim to be a buddha/avatar/christ/messiah type, and use the word type since I am not a Buddhist or Maitreyan or Hindu or Jewish and am no longer Christian, but as I say above, I have not yet come out of the rCLwildernessrCY into awakening/enlightenment, but hope to soon. -- David Dalton dalton@nfld.com http://www.nfld.com/~dalton (home page) http://www.nfld.com/~dalton/dtales.html Salmon on the Thorns (mystic page) "Rain upon the water/Makes footprints sunk in sand./Anger upon angry hurt,/Take me by the hand./Take me by the heartstrings..." (Ferron) --- SBBSecho 3.06-Win32 * Origin: SportNet Gateway Site (24:150/2) .