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| − | + | [[Image:Bodhisattva.JPG|frame|[[Bodhisattva]] [[sangha]] from the [[Longchen Nyingtik]] [[Field of Merit]]]] | |
| + | '''[[Bodhisattva vow]]''' (Tib. {{BigTibetan|[[བྱང་སྡོམ་]]}}, [[Wyl.]] ''[[byang sdom]]'') — the commitment to become a [[bodhisattva]], one who works to lead all [[sentient beings]] to perfect [[enlightenment]]. | ||
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| + | ==[[Traditions]] of [[Bodhisattva Vow]]== | ||
| + | There are two main [[traditions]] of [[bodhisattva vow]]: the [[tradition]] of '''[[Profound View]]''', coming from [[Nagarjuna]], and the [[tradition]] of '''[[Vast Conduct]]''', coming from [[Asanga]]. In [[Asanga's]] [[tradition]] the [[vows]] of [[bodhichitta in aspiration]] and [[bodhichitta in action]] are taken separately, whereas in [[Nagarjuna's]] [[tradition]] they are taken together. | ||
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| + | ==How to Take the [[Bodhisattva Vow]]== | ||
| + | The [[vow]] consists of the [[preliminary practices]], main part and conclusion. | ||
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| + | *The '''preliminaries''' can consist of [[gathering]] the accumulations by means of the [[seven branch offering]], training the [[mind]] and giving away the [[three possessions]]. | ||
| + | *The '''main part''' consists of taking the [[vows]] of [[bodhichitta in aspiration]] and [[action]], either separately or together. | ||
| + | *The '''conclusion''' consists of [[rejoicing]] oneself and encouraging others to rejoice as well. | ||
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| + | ==Further Reading== | ||
| + | {{Nolinking|*[[Bokar Rinpoche]], ''Taking the Bodhisattva Vow'' (Clearpoint Press, 1991) | ||
| + | *Geshe Sonam Rinchen, ''The Bodhisattva Vow'', translated and edited by Ruth Sonam (Ithaca: Snow Lion, 2000) | ||
| + | *Jamgön Kongtrul Rinpoche, ''The Treasury of Knowledge, Book Five: Buddhist Ethics'' (Ithaca: Snow Lion, 2003) | ||
| + | *Ngari Panchen, ''Perfect Conduct: The Absolute Certainty of the Three Vows with commentary by Dudjom Rinpoche'' (Boston: Wisdom, 1996) | ||
| + | *Sakya Pandita Kunga Gyaltsen, ''A Clear Differentiation of the Three Codes: Essential Distinctions among the Individual Liberation, Great Vehicle, and Tantric Systems'', translated by Jared Rhoton (New York: SUNY, 2002)}} | ||
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| + | ==See Also== | ||
| + | *[[Eighteen root downfalls]] | ||
| + | *[[Twenty Verses on the Bodhisattva Vow]] | ||
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| + | ==External Links== | ||
| + | *{{LH|tibetan-masters/patrul-rinpoche/bodhisattva-vow|''The Ritual for the Bodhisattva Vow according to the Tradition of Patrul Rinpoche'' arranged by Chatral Rinpoche}} | ||
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| + | [[Category:Vows and commitments]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Bodhisattva Vow]] | ||
Revision as of 18:28, 6 February 2014
Bodhisattva vow (Tib. བྱང་སྡོམ་, Wyl. byang sdom) — the commitment to become a bodhisattva, one who works to lead all sentient beings to perfect enlightenment.
Traditions of Bodhisattva Vow
There are two main traditions of bodhisattva vow: the tradition of Profound View, coming from Nagarjuna, and the tradition of Vast Conduct, coming from Asanga. In Asanga's tradition the vows of bodhichitta in aspiration and bodhichitta in action are taken separately, whereas in Nagarjuna's tradition they are taken together.
How to Take the Bodhisattva Vow
The vow consists of the preliminary practices, main part and conclusion.
- The preliminaries can consist of gathering the accumulations by means of the seven branch offering, training the mind and giving away the three possessions.
- The main part consists of taking the vows of bodhichitta in aspiration and action, either separately or together.
- The conclusion consists of rejoicing oneself and encouraging others to rejoice as well.
Further Reading
- Bokar Rinpoche, Taking the Bodhisattva Vow (Clearpoint Press, 1991)
- Geshe Sonam Rinchen, The Bodhisattva Vow, translated and edited by Ruth Sonam (Ithaca: Snow Lion, 2000)
- Jamgön Kongtrul Rinpoche, The Treasury of Knowledge, Book Five: Buddhist Ethics (Ithaca: Snow Lion, 2003)
- Ngari Panchen, Perfect Conduct: The Absolute Certainty of the Three Vows with commentary by Dudjom Rinpoche (Boston: Wisdom, 1996)
- Sakya Pandita Kunga Gyaltsen, A Clear Differentiation of the Three Codes: Essential Distinctions among the Individual Liberation, Great Vehicle, and Tantric Systems, translated by Jared Rhoton (New York: SUNY, 2002)
