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I am not a 'buddhist'..but I do study a wide range of belief systems where people find 'God'.. When I read that, Avalokiteśvara came to mind (It may not even be limited to mahayana..)..
But, Avalokiteśvara came to enlightenment, time to disappear into nirvana..and made the decision to hold off 'going through the door' because there is still suffering..and he (she, it) can help with that suffering - vow made to not go into nirvana until all suffering had ceased. Buddhahood has been put off in order to help others.
It's really the same thing as Jim's post - compassion on the human plane, connected to much greater power.
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