But in Mahayana Buddhism, the pursuit is not necessarily to get to nirvana as quickly as possible. It's to get close to nirvana, but then help others try to achieve that same state. So the real goal is to be a bodhisattva. Bodhisattva. Now the word bodhisattva is used in both traditions. In Theravada Buddhism, it's referred to someone who is trying to become an arhat, someone who is on the path to achieving nirvana. In Mahayana Buddhism, it is someone who has almost achieved nirvana, but holds that off in order to help the rest of sentient reality, the rest of sentient beings eventually achieve nirvana.