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4 bodhisattva vows / avatamsaka sutta
day of mindfulness
Top photos from Lansing Area Mindfulness Community’s Day of Mindfulness; b+w photos from the screening of Walk With Me.
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all beings without number, liberate.
endless blind passion, uproot.
dharma gates without measure, penetrate.
the great way of buddha, manifest.
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A variation on the Bodhisattva Vows from Jack Lawlor’s dharma talk.
Look Deeply:
I have not (yet) found the original text and source of this vow though it has been attributed to the Avatamsaka Sutra (which may also be known as the Bodhisattva Pitaka). So I’ve share other readings to help expand our understanding of the vows.
- Avatamsaka Sutra | DharmaFlower.net
- Bodhisattva Vows + the Four Noble Truths | Gil Fronsdal
- Four Truths, Four Vows | Mark Knickelbine
- Taking the Bodhisattva Vows | Barbara O’Brien
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