10 Entrances Maha-Bodhisattva
10 Entrances Maha-Bodhisattva
Mind Development for Entrance: Using the power of the first ten stages (Ten-Faiths) to develop the mind to enter this second level of a Maha-Bodhisattva,
Maintaining Ground Entrance: solidifying the entrance into being a Maha-Bodhisattva
Cultivation Entrance: To use the enlightenment of the first two stages to practice the Dharma and to be able to travel throughout the Ten Directions effortlessly,
Precious Birth Entrance: is the birth of the Great Bodhi Mind
Full Application of Skillful-Means Entrance: is the skillful application of the dharma doors to enlighten “self” and “others”,
Proper Mind Entrance: the Mind and Body are similar to Buddha,
Non-Retrogression Entrance: Never again regressing in the path toward Buddhahood,
Childlike Innocence Entrance: The ten bodies of a Buddha will be complete,
Son of Dharma King (Kumara) Entrance: Using their great knowledge of the Dharma to propagate Buddhism
Head-Rubbing Entrance: When the Maha-Bodhisattva has become a son of Dharma King and greatly benefits Buddhism, the Buddhas will rub His head as a symbolic recognition of His achievements thus far.
As the Maha-Bodhisattva ascends each stage of the “Ten Entrances” (such as from the first stage of "Develop the Mind for Entrance" to the second stage of "Solidify the Entrance", then from the "Solidify the Entrance" to the "Cultivation Entrance", etc.) He has successfully overcome or destroyed one part of Biding Ignorance, and attained a part of Dharma Nature (Dharma Body, Prajna Wisdom, and Enlightenment).
Thus, at the level of Ten Entrances Maha-Bodhisattva, the Maha-Bodhisattva has destroyed “Binding Ignorance” ten times and gained the Dharma Nature ten times.
