When the Bodhisattvas emerge from beneath the ground and make their appearance in Chapter XV I find it interesting that unlike the contemporaries of the Buddha, who have all asked the Buddha for something, these new Bodhisattvas enquire of the Buddha how he is doing, what his condition is, and if he is tired from teaching the Dharma. These new Bodhisattvas are firstly motivated not for their own needs but the needs of others. This I believe further signifies how the Bodhisattva practice is a practice for all, including those of learning as well as the solitary self-enlightened practitioners.