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14-September-2008 12:50:23 - Bodhisattva vows For other uses, see Bodhisattva vow disambiguation. Part of a series on Buddhism Portal of Buddhism History Timeline - Buddhist councils Major Figures Gautama Buddha Disciples · Later Buddhists Concepts Four Noble Truths Noble Eightfold Path Karma - Nirvana Three marks of existence Skandha · Cosmology Samsara · Rebirth · Dharma Dependent Origination Practices and Attainment Buddhahood · Bodhisattva Four Stages of Enlightenment PÄ?ramitÄ?s · Mation · Laity Precepts · Three Jewels Countries and Regions Bhutan · Cambodia · China India · Indonesia · Japan Korea · Laos · Malaysia Mongolia · Burma · Nepal Russia · Singapore · Sri Lanka Thailand · Tibet · Vietnam Western countries Schools TheravÄ?da · MahÄ?yÄ?na VajrayÄ?na Early and Pre-sectarian Texts Pali Canon · Tibetan Canon Chinese Canon Related topics Comparative Studies Cultural elements This box: view talk In the various Bodhisattva vows sometimes called the Bodhisattva Precepts of Mahayana Buddhism, the bodhisattvas take vows stating that they will strive for as long as samsara endures to liberate all sentient beings from samsara and deliver them into Nirvana. The Bodhisattva does not seek bodhi Awakening solely for him/herself, but chiefly for the sake of freeing all other beings and aiding them into the bliss of Nirvana. This can be done by venerating all Buddhas and by cultivating supreme moral and spiritual perfection, to be placed in the service of others. Bodhisattvas vow to amass inconceivable amounts of merit punya, which they will dedicate to all other sentient beings, so as to help them attain Nirvana and Awakening. Such great vows are made out of compassion and the bodhisattva devotes his/her powers to helping others attain Nirvana. A fine example of a Bodhisattva vow is found at the very end of the Avatamsaka Sutra by Samantabhadra. Buddhist lay persons may take the bodhisattva vows in order to initiate their spiritual journey. The following table of the fourfold vow is as practiced by the Chan and Zen tradition. Within Japan the bodhisattva precepts are recognised as being full ordination for all sects of Buddhism. Berzin 1997: unpaginated links the mindstream to the bodhisattva vows: The promise to keep bodhisattva vows applies not only to this life, but to each subsequent lifetime until enlightenment. Thus these vows continue on our mind-stream into future lives.1 Sino-Japanese English Chinese pinyin Chinese hanzi Shi gu sei gan The Four Great Vows Sì hóng shì yuà n 四弘誓願 Shu jo mu hen sei gan do I vow to liberate all beings, without number Zhòng shÄ“ng wúbiÄ?n shì yuà n dù 眾生無邊誓願度 Bon no mu jin sei gan dan I vow to uproot endless blind passions FánnÇŽo wújìn shì yuà n duà n 煩惱無盡誓願斷 Ho mon mu ryo sei gan gaku I vow to penetrate dharma gates beyond measure FÇŽ mén wúlià ng shì yuà n xué 法門無é‡?èª“é¡˜å¸ Butsu do mu jo sei gan jo I vow to attain the way of the Buddha Fó dà o wúshà ng shì yuà n chéng ä½›é?“無上誓願æˆ? Contents 1 Brahma Net Sutra 2 Asanga's Bodhisattvabhumi 3 See also 4 Classical Commentaries in Indo-Tibetan Buddhism 5 Notes 6 External links Brahma Net Sutra The Brahma Net Sutra translated by Kumarajiva circa 400 AD has a list of ten major and forty-eight minor Bodhisattva vows. The ten major vows are as follows: Not to kill any living creature Not to steal anything Not to engage in any form of sexual misconduct Not to lie or use false speech Not to trade alcoholic beverages Not to discuss the faults and misdeeds that occur by any Buddhist Not to praise oneself or disparage others Not to be stingy or abusive towards those in need Not to harbor anger or resentment or encourage others to be angry Not to criticise or slander the Three Jewels Asanga's Bodhisattvabhumi Asanga circa 300 AD delineated 18 major vows and forty-six minor vows. These Bodhisattva vows are still used by the Gelukpa and Kagyu traditions of Indo-Tibetan Buddhism. The eighteen major vows as actions to be abandoned are as follows: Praising oneself or belittling others due to attachment to receiving material offerings, praise and respect. Not giving material aid or due to miserliness not teaching the Dharma to those who are suffering and without a protector. Not listening to others' apologies or striking others Abandoning the Mahayana by saying that Mahayana texts are not the words of Buddha or teaching what appears to be the Dharma but is not. Taking things belonging to Buddha, Dharma or Sangha. Abandoning the holy Dharma by saying that texts which teach the three vehicles are not the Buddha's word. With anger depriving ordained ones of their robes, beating and imprisoning them or causing them to lose their ordination even if they have impure morality, for example, by saying that being ordained is useless. Committing any of the five extremely negative actions: 1 killing one's mother, 2 killing one's father, 3 killing an arhat, 4 intentionally drawing blood from a Buddha or 5 causing schism in the Sangha community by supporting and spreading sectarian views. Holding distorted views which are contrary to the teaching of Buddha, such as denying the existence of the Three Jewels or the law of cause and effect etc. Destroying towns, villages, cities or large areas by means such as fire, bombs, pollution or black magic. Teaching emptiness to those whose minds are unprepared. Causing those who have entered the Mahayana to turn away from working for the full enlightenment of Buddhahood and encouraging them to work merely for their own liberation from suffering. Causing others to abandon their Pratimoksha vows. Belittling the ÅšrÄ?vaka or Pratyekabuddha vehicle by holding and causing others to hold the view that these vehicles do not abandon attachment and other delusions. Falsely stating that oneself has realised profound emptiness and that if others mate as one has, they will realize emptiness and become as great and as highly realized as oneself. Taking gifts from others who were encouraged to give you things originally intended as offerings to the Three Jewels. Not giving things to the Three Jewels that others have given you to give to them, or accepting property stolen from the Three Jewels. Causing those engaged in calm-abiding mation to give it up by giving their belongings to those who are merely reciting texts or making bad disciplinary rules which cause a spiritual community not to be harmonious. Abandoning the either of the two types of Bodhicitta aspiring and engaging. According to Atisha the Pratimoksha vows are the basis for the Bodhisattva vows. Without keeping one of the different sets of Pratimoksha vows in one of existing Vinaya schools, there is no Bodhisattva vow.2 See also The 22 Vows of Ambedkar and his followers Parinamana Classical Commentaries in Indo-Tibetan Buddhism Asanga's Chapter on Ethics With the Commentary of Tsong-Kha-Pa: The Basic Path to Awakening, the Complete Bodhisattva, translated by Mark Tatz, ISBN-10: 088946054X Complete Explanation of the Pratimoksha, Bodhisattva and Vajrayana Vows: Buddhist Ethics Treasury of Knowledge: Book Five, Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Taye, ISBN 1-55939-191-X Ngari Panchen: Perfect Conduct: Ascertaining the Three Vows, ISBN 0-86171-083-5; commentary by Dudjom Rinpoche The Bodhisattva Vow, by Geshe Sonam Rinchen, ISBN-10: 1559391502 Notes ^ Berzin, Alexander 1997. Taking the Kalachakra Initiation: Part III: Vows and Closely Bonding Practices. Source: 1 accessed: January 25, 2008. NB: Originally published as Berzin, Alexander. Taking the Kalachakra Initiation. 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