Mahayana, another branch of Buddhism that emphasizes compassion in pursuit of enlightenment. Its core teaching revolves around bodhicitta or “awakening mind” which encourages practitioners to develop altruistic qualities such as kindness and empathy so that they can eventually reach a higher level of existence – nirvana.
The Arhat (or ‘Arahant’) refers to someone who has achieved enlightenment by following Buddhist teachings in their entirety while Bodhisattva means ‘enlightened being’ – referring to someone who strives towards attaining Nirvana not just for themselves but also for all other sentient beings in order to help them on their own paths.
Arhats and Bodhisattvas share the same goal of Nirvana, though they have different approaches. While Arhats are focused more on self-liberation and discipline without regard to others and instead focus their efforts towards helping others achieve this state by benevolence and kindness as well as being mindful and aware in daily life. They both also relate heavily some key concepts/teachings such interconnectedness impermanence suffering found throughout Buddhist philosophy ultimately leading common goal: reaching end suffering liberating one’s self from cycle reincarnation.