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thought of awakening (bodaishin 菩提心)

The "idea," "intention," or "thought" (shin 心) of "awakening" (bodai 菩提) is the aspiration to attain buddhahood for the sake of helping all living beings. This aspiration is definitive of the bodhisattva path.