Bodhisattvas, in Theravada Buddhist Beliefs, Were

Bodhisattvas, in Theravada Buddhist beliefs, were

A) saintly individuals who had postponed their own enlightenment to found monasteries.
B) Buddhists who had achieved enlightenment through strict practices of protocols and meditation.
C) Hiniyanas who demonstrated that the wealthy were more in more favorable conditions to reach Nirvana.
D) individuals who deferred their acceptance of Nirvana to teach others how to reach enlightenment.
E) people who promoted the teaching of demons, as only Siddhartha was a bodhisattva.