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BODHISATVA, THE GREAT 

A symbol of the germ of the One-Soul in the cycle of Involution. The incarnate Higher Self.

"Then falling from the host of beings in the Tushita heaven, and illumining the three worlds, the most excellent of Bodhisatvas suddenly entered as a thought into her womb (that of Queen Māyā), like the Naga-king entering the cave of Nanda." - Buddha-Karita, Bk. I. 19.

Then descending from the buddhic plane by way of the mental planes, -by means of the Devas,-and enlightening the mental, astral, and physical planes, the germ-Soul,-whose nature is pre-arranged harmony,- passed unperceived into the womb of Māyā "—the embodiment of pure Truth, the opposite of illusion; the conception taking place on the fourth sub-plane of the astral plane. The "Serpent-king" is a symbol of wisdom and enlightenment, and the “cave of Nanda" a symbol of the personality.  

See Also

AVALOKITESVARA
BIRTH OF BUDDHA
BUDDHA
CAVE OF NANDA
CONCEPTION
CRANBERRY
ELEPHANT (sacred)
FIRST-BORN SON
HIRANYA-GARBHA
INSIGNIA
MAYA
MONAD
SEED
TUSHITA
WOMB OF MĀYĀ