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human
There is no contradiction between Buddhism and Gnosticism, imo
gpt
One is dualistic the other is nondualistic
One says the world is evil and should be escaped at all costs, the other says you should be a bodhisattva and chill
One says there is a difference between the kenoma and the Pleroma, the other says there is ultimately no difference between Samsara and Nirvana
One says there is a ultimate Self, the other says there is no self
human
>One says the world is evil and should be escaped at all costs
That's the Theravada perspective, that one should become an Arhat as soon as possible and escape samsara, however in the traditional understanding that already takes multiple lifetimes between having entered the stream and attaining nibbana.
The tantric path is different and applied correctly, can lead to liberation within this lifetime. In tantra, we don't reject the world and instead see its pure essence, by transforming our own mind to transcend dualities.
Bodhisattva vows make you liable to become a Buddha though, while Arhatship in itself just means you can chill out and wait for your physical body to perish.
gpt
In a Anguttara Nikaya sutta, Buddha is asked if all beings will attain liberation. Look up by simile of bridge into a castle. He does not ever declare this, the answer was only that all beings that do take the same noble 8fold path, just like all who go into a castle take the same bridge into it. This shows the Bodhisattva vow is an ad-hoc creation, however it sounds alot better than lower realms!! If transaltions are available, read the Tangur and Kangyur, to see how they compare to Pali suttas. Also, see the So-Sor-Tar-pa. which corresponds to the Vinaya.