10 Dedications Maha-Bodhisattva
10 Dedications Maha-Bodhisattva
(Dedication here means to use all of the Maha-Bodhisattva’s cultivated merits and virtues to transfer them to all sentient beings and to dedicate them to the attainment of Buddhahood the Maha-Bodhisattva vowed for):
Helping All Sentient Beings without Attachments Dedication: The Maha-Bodhisattva of this stage no longer sees the “Self” or “I” (Atman) while helping others.
Indestructible Dedication: Nothing can hinder or reverse their dedication to help sentient beings.
Equaling All the Buddhas Dedication: Dedicated to attain the Ultimate Enlightenment of Buddhahood and be one with the Buddha’s dedications.
Universal Dedication: dedicating virtuous merits to all sentient beings.
Unlimited Virtues Dedication. Dedicating all the virtues and merits endlessly. This is truly the tenth conduct of the “Samantabhadra Maha-Bodhisattva’s Ten Great Vows”.
Amenable Unprejudiced Wholesomeness Dedication: The Maha-Bodhisattva always wants what’s best for all sentient beings and will do whatever necessary to grant wishes, but only if it will aid them toward goodness and enlightenment.
Amenable and Impartial Observation of All Sentient Beings Dedication: Because all sentient beings have Buddha Nature.
Pure-Emptiness Form Dedication: is to vow to attain the pure Vairocana form of the Buddhas.
Unbounded Enlightenment Dedication: The Maha-Bodhisattvas make dedications (to all sentient beings), yet they “absolutely do not have a single wish” for any sentient being “to be grateful or to reciprocate”. They are also not bound or attached to anything.
Infinite Dharma Realm Dedication: To wish to enter the infinite and unlimited realm of the Buddha Dharma and forever remain there to help all sentient beings.
Thus, in this third level, the Maha-Bodhisattva has gained an additional ten parts of the Dharma Nature and destroyed another ten parts of Binding Ignorance.
