Essence of the Mahayana Teachings
author: Khenpo Samdup
edition: 2015, Majnu ka Tila
pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9780986446016
Topic: Mahayana
3.3 - Bodhisattva Vows
This page describes Bodhisattva Vows which is part 3.3 located on page 60 in the book: Essence of the Mahayana Teachings by Khenpo Samdup. This book is a commentary on Jigten Sumgon’s Lam Rim text and contains the summarized essence of the Buddha’s teachings contained within the Sutras and Tantras. It is part of the series “the four trainings”. This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Bodhisattva Vows” according to 125 books dealing with Buddhism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Sūtra of the Great Vow of Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva
Sutra of the Past Vows of the Earth Store Bodhisattva, http://www.cttbusa.org/ess/earthstore_contents.htm. Hsuan Hua (no date). The Sutra of the Past Vows of Earth Store Bodhisattva with Commentary, by the Venerable Master Hsuan Hua, http://www.cttbusa.org/esscommentary/earthstore_contents.htm....
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The Sutra of Queen Śrīmālā of the Lion’s Roar
” This is called the second great vow. “In accepting the True Dharma, may I abandon body, life, and wealth and uphold the True Dharma.” This is called the third great vow. At that time the Lord prophesied to Shrimala, “With reference to the three great vows, just as all forms are contained in space, so likewise the bodhisattva vows, which are as numerous as the sands of the Ganges River, are all contained in these three great vows....
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra [by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön]
Bodhisattva quality 15: formulated the vows. 15. asamkhyeyakalpapranidhanasusamarabdha: Sutra: They have formulated the vows since incalculable periods ago (asamkhyeyakalpapranidhanasusumarabdhaih). Shastra: The meaning of the word ‘asamkhyeya’ has already been explained above in the chapter on the Bodhisattva....
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[Essence of the Mahayana Teachings: index]
[About the author (Khenpo Samdup)]
[Introduction]