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Bodhisattva Vow

Taking the Bodhisattva Vow

I go for refuge to the Three Jewels,

I confess individually all my negativities.

I rejoice in the merit of migrating beings.

I take hold with my mind the perfect state of a Buddha.

I go for refuge until I am enlightened

To the Buddha, the Dharma, and the supreme Sangha assembly.

And I do so to attain an enlightened mind,

In order to fulfill the aims o myself and others

I shall develop a supreme enlightened motive

And toward all sentient beings, my invited guests,

I shall act with supreme enlightened conduct.

cecome a Buddha to benefit all.

Generating Refuge and Bodhisattva

With the wish to free all beings

I shall always go for refuge

To Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha,

Until I reach full enlightenement.

Inspired by wisdom and compassion,

Today, in the Buddha's presence,

I generate the mind of full awakening.

As long as space remains

As long as sentient being remain

Until then may I too remain

And dispel the miseries of the world.

Bodhisattva Vow 2

Oh Buddha, Bodhisattvas, and Gurus please listen

To what I now say from the depths of my heart. Just as all Buddhas of the past have developed The thought of Enlightenment, true Bodhichitta, Then practiced its stages of graded development Following the training for all Buddha’s sons, So may I too, for the sake of all beings, Develop Bodhichitta and follow the training Exactly as all Bodhisattvas have done

At this moment my life has become truly fruitful, For having attained an endowed human body, Today I have developed the true Buddha essence. Bodhichitta, and thus have become Buddha’s son.

Applying now only skilled means whatsoever, May I always accord what I do with this essence And follow the actions of all Buddha’s sons. May I never confuse with this pure faultless essence Any teachings that lack this enlightening thought.

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