http://www.accesstoinsight.org/glossary.html#bodhisattabodhisatta [bodhisatta]:
"A being (striving) for Awakening";
the term used to describe the Buddha before he actually become Buddha,
from his first aspiration to Buddhahood until the time of his full Awakening.
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Rasanya yg di bold cukup menjelaskan sol...
Siapa yg dimaksud dengan Bodhisatta,
Mungkin bener Maitreya bukan golongan Bodhisatta.
Karena kita ga tau kapan
first aspiration to Buddhahood nongol sama Maitreya
Ada kemungkinan sudah nongol...
dan Ada kemungkinan belum nongol...
but...
IMO... bila menilik dari Kisah Siddartha Itself,
Ia dianggap "Bodhisatta" adalah ketika ia meninggalkan Kemewahan Duniawinya,
Before its... dia cuma seperti manusia laennya...
menilik dari apa yg dialami siddartha (dan definisi bodhisatta diatas),
Maka jelas sudah... Maitreya its NOT Bodhisatta
YET!