thisthesisconsistsofsevenchapters.itisdesignedtosurveyandanalysetheteachingsofthebodhisattvaidealanditsgradualdevelopmentinselectedbuddhistscriptures.themainissuesrelatedtotheevolutionoftheteachingsofthebodhisattvaideal.thebodhisattvadoctrineandpracticeareexaminedinsixmajorstages.thesestagescorrespondtothescholarlyperiodisationofbuddhistthoughtinindia,namely(1)bodhisattva'squalitiesandcareerintheearlyscriptures,(2)thedebatesconcerningthebodhisattvaintheearlys
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