in Mahayana Buddhism, a __________________ (awakening being or buddha-to-be) is a person who is able to reach nirvana but delays doing so out of compassion, and vows to remain in samsara in order to help alleviate the suffering of other sentient beings.

Respuesta :

Answer:Bodhisattva

Explanation:

Bodhisattva is a just an ordinary person who is in the path of becoming a buddha by practicing the way of life of buddha .

Bodhisattva is just like the ordinary person but what makes him different is his  motivation to live with vows and some time even to break it by accepting the consequence  of his actions.