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The Bodhisattva vow is a vow (Sanskrit: praṇidhāna, lit. aspiration or resolution) taken by some Mahāyāna Buddhists to achieve full buddhahood for the sake of all sentient beings. One who has taken the vow is nominally known as a bodhisattva (a being working towards buddhahood).
The two entrances referred to in the title are the entrance of principle (理入 lǐrù) and the entrance of practice (行入 xíngrù). [1] [note 1]"Entrance of principle" refers to seeing through the obscurations of our daily mind and manifesting our true nature, that is, Buddha nature; [2] it is referred to in one short passage:
These Bodhisattva vows are still used in all four major traditions of Tibetan Buddhism. The eighteen major vows (as actions to be abandoned) which are shared by both traditions are as follows: Praising oneself or belittling others due to attachment to receiving material offerings, praise and respect.
(Ch. 多羅, Duō luó) Female bodhisattva, or set of bodhisattvas, in Tibetan Buddhism. She represents the virtues of success in work and achievements. Also a manifestation of Avalokiteśvara. Vasudhārā; Vasudhārā whose name means "stream of gems" in Sanskrit, is the bodhisattva of wealth, prosperity, and abundance. She is popular in many ...
In Buddhism, the Eight Precepts (Sanskrit: aṣṭāṇga-śīla or aṣṭā-sīla, Pali: aṭṭhaṅga-sīla or aṭṭha-sīla) is a list of moral precepts that are observed by Nuns, or Upāsakas and Upasikās (lay Buddhists) on Uposatha (observance days) and special occasions.
The Threefold Lotus Sutra: The Sutra of Innumerable Meanings, The Sutra of the Lotus Flower of the Wonderful Law, The Sutra of Meditation on the Bodhisattva Universal Virtue (PDF). Tōkyō: Kōsei Publishing Company. ISBN 4-333-00208-7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-19. Reeves, Gene (2008).
It does not necessarily refer to the distribution of one's own possessions. The bodhisattva achieves the mental state of "generosity" by renouncing three things; the body, the possessions and karmic merit. This is viewed by Shantideva as an important requirement for one who is on the path of the Bodhisattva.
The sutra also contains the forty-eight vows of Amitābha to save all sentient beings. The eighteenth vow is among the most important as it forms a basic tenet of Pure Land Buddhism . This vow states that if a sentient being makes even ten recitations of the Amitābha's name ( nianfo ) they will attain certain rebirth into Amitābha's pure land.