Shravakas* seek to enter nirvana in order to put an end to the endless cycle of life and death. Bodhisattvas vow not to enter nirvana but rather to seek enlightenment and to liberate all beings.
---Red Pine - in his commentary on The Lankavatara Sutra---
*shravakas One of two categories of Hinayana Buddhists devoted to self-liberation and the attainment of nirvana, as opposed to the liberation of all beings and the attainment of enlightenment that characterizes Mahayana Buddhism.
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