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According to the [[Yogacarabhumi-sastra|''Bodhisattvabhumi'']], the bodhisattva who gives rise to bodhicitta thinks thus:
 
<blockquote>O may I obtain supreme and perfect Enlightenment, promote the good of all beings, and establish them in the final and complete nirvana and in the Buddha-knowledge!<ref name=":0">{{cite book |last=Dayal, |first=Har (|year=1970). ''|title=The Bodhisattva Doctrine in Buddhist Sanskrit Literature'', p. |page=61. |publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publ.}}</ref></blockquote>
 
Thus, according to the ''Bodhisattvabhumi'', bodhicitta has two objects of thought or themes (''[[Ālambana|alambana]]''): ''bodhi'' and the good of the living beings (''sattv-ārtha'').<ref name=":0" />
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== Types and stages of bodhicitta ==
Mahayana Buddhist thinkers also developed different models which described different forms and levels of bodhicitta.<ref name=":2">{{cite book |last=Dayal, |first=Har (|year=1970). ''|title=The Bodhisattva Doctrine in Buddhist Sanskrit Literature'', p. |page=62. |publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publ.}}</ref>
 
According to the ''Bodhisattvabhumi,'' there are two main stages of the development of bodhicitta:<ref name=":2" />