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The Bodhisattva Precepts (Skt. bodhisattva-śīla or bodhisattva-saṃvāra, traditional Chinese: 菩薩戒; ; pinyin: Púsà Jiè, Japanese: bosatsukai; Tibetan: byang chub sems dpa’i sdom pa) are a set of ethical trainings (śīla) used in Mahāyāna Buddhism to advance a practitioner along the path to becoming a bodhisattva. These sets of "restrains" (saṃvāra) are the main ethical code in Mahāyāna Buddhism and as thus also sometimes called "Mahāyāna precepts" (Ch: 大乘戒).
Traditionally, monastics observed the basic moral code in Buddhism, the monastic prātimokṣa or five precepts for laypersons, but in the Mahāyāna tradition, Buddhist monastics and laypersons commonly observe the Bodhisattva Precepts as well. The Bodhisattva Precepts are associated with the bodhisattva vow to save all beings and with bodhicitta.
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Cherry Blossom BodhisattvasJapan, Avatamsaka Sutra, Flower Adornment Sutra, Precepts, Precepts, Daily Life,... |
Apr 13 2024 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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Embracing and Sustaining All Beings in the Midst of Climate CrisisA Dharma talk by Tenshin Roshi for a gathering of the No Abode community on the bodhisattva precept of not killing .
Bodhisattva Precepts, Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Evil |
Dec 02 2023 No Abode Hermitage |
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Gratefulness and GenerositySerial: TL-00817 ADZG Sunday Morning, Gratitude, Paramitas, Precepts, Three Treasures, American, Sesshin |
Nov 26 2023 Hybrid |
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Taking Refuge and the PreceptsSerial: TL-00800 ADZG Sunday Morning, Precepts, Lay Ordination, Ceremony, Buddha, Precepts, Practice |
Jun 18 2023 Hybrid |
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Presence in Stillness: Illuminating Buddha Nature Practice, Precepts, Repentance |
Jan 26 2023 |
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Awakening Through Spiritual Communion Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Intimacy |
Jan 21 2023 |
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Unspoken Bonds of Zen Practice Buddha, Zazen, Precepts |
Jan 19 2023 |
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Wholehearted Zen: Ethics in Practice Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Dogen |
Jan 2022 |
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Protecting and Liberating All BeingsA residential retreat at Mount Madonna. MtMadonna-2021-Fall, Non-thinking, Avalokiteshvara, Karmic Consciousness, Precepts,... |
Nov 19 2021 4 of 4 Mount Madonna Center |
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The Dharma Of Listening and SpeakingSilence, Right Speech, Listening, Speaking, Precepts, Zazen Mind |
Sep 18 2021 |
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Six Paramitas Patience, Heart Sutra, Paramitas, Precepts |
Jun 18 2021 |
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Bodhisattva Precepts Precepts, Karma, Evil, Bodhisattva Precepts, Freedom |
Jun 04 2021 |
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The Four Noble Truths Big Mind, Four Noble Truths, Religion, Precepts, Patience |
May 22 2021 |
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Three Refuges Buddha Nature, Platform Sutra, Precepts, Karma |
May 14 2021 |
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Making Our Life A GiftA virtual Dharma talk by Tenshin Roshi for an online gathering of the No Abode community Generosity, Awakening, Wisdom, Enthusiasm, Lotus Sutra, Precepts |
May 08 2021 Zoom |
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Way-Seeking Mind Talk Lineage, Rinzai, Precepts, Interview, Kinhin |
Jan 25 2021 |
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Bodhisattva Precepts: Buddha Initiation and Confirmation, Ethical Guidelines Situational not AbsoluteSerial: TL-00683 ADZG Sunday Morning, Buddha, Precepts, Practice |
Dec 27 2020 Zoom |
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Yogacara Deconstructs Whiteness cognitive process, Subject-and-Object, Vow, Precepts, Samadhi, Separation, Non-... |
Nov 28 2020 |
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Dead Or Alive Birth-and-Death, Duality, Oneness, Teacher-and-Student, Samadhi, Funeral, Precepts,... |
Nov 07 2020 |
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Kika's OrdinationSerial: BZ-02787 From the November/December 2020 newsletter: Sojun Ordains a New Priest On October 17 in the zendo Sojun Roshi ordained Doko Kika Susan Hellein as a priest, with... Ordination, Karma, Precepts, Equanimity, Building, Attachment, Zoom, Beginners,... |
Oct 17 2020 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Sojun Roshi At YEBZ Precepts, Absolute-and-Relative, Monastic Practice, Big Mind, Bodhisattva Precepts,... |
Sep 26 2020 |
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Courage Doubt, Right Effort, Commitment, Precepts, Birth-and-Death, Ego, Subject-and-Object,... |
Aug 29 2020 |
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July 21st, 2020, Serial No. 02759 Karma, Don't Know Mind, Fox, Culture, Ego, Big Mind, Heart Sutra, Mindfulness,... |
Jul 21 2020 |
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Closely Watched Mind 2 Emotions, Anger, Four Noble Truths, Cultivation, Subject-and-Object, Discrimination,... |
Jul 07 2020 |
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Closely Watched Mind 2 Emotions, Anger, Four Noble Truths, Cultivation, Subject-and-Object, Discrimination,... |
Jul 06 2020 |
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Caring for Everything as AwakeningA virtual Dharma talk by Tenshin Roshi for an online gathering of the No Abode Community via Zoom. Zoom, Coronavirus, Buddha, Precepts, Compassion |
May 02 2020 Zoom |
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May 2nd, 2020, Serial No. 04525 Buddha, Compassion, Precepts |
May 02 2020 |
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The Three Natures Buddha Nature, Birth-and-Death, War, Bodhisattva Way, Precepts, Dharma Transmission,... |
Apr 25 2020 |
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Skillful Communications Precepts, Culture, War, Happiness, Karma, Fox, Funeral, Silence |
Feb 29 2020 |
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January 2020 talk, Serial No. 04504 Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Ceremony |
Jan 2020 |
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Your North Star Precept Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Hate, Renewal, Composure, Interview, Silence,... |
Dec 14 2019 |
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November 17th, 2019, Serial No. 04496 Precepts, Buddha, Buddha Mind |
Nov 17 2019 |
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Aspects of Practice Class - Paramitas - Part 2 October 10th, 2019, Serial No. 02706 Karma, Mindfulness, Practice Period, Precepts, Instruction, Buddha Nature, Peace,... |
Oct 10 2019 2 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Aspects of Practice Class - Paramitas - Part 1 October 10th, 2019, Serial No. 02705 Precepts, Soto Zen, Mahayana, Vow, Intuition, Vinaya, Buddha Nature, Intimacy... |
Oct 10 2019 1 Berkeley Zen Center |
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What's Love Got To Do With It Passions, Priest, Precepts, Impermanence, Bowing, Constancy, Daily Life, Practice... |
Aug 10 2019 |
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About the ShusoSerial: BZ-02688 Sesshin Day 5
Practice Period, Bell, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Posture, Cultivation,... |
Jun 23 2019 |
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Don't Be Stingy Precepts, Lay, Separation, Lay Practice, Dharma Transmission, Don't Know Mind,... |
Apr 20 2019 |
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Taking What is Good Right Speech, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Vow, Offering, Liberation, Precepts, Patience,... |
Mar 23 2019 |
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Three Treasures: Liberty, Equality, Fraternity Bodhisattva Ceremony, Precepts, Sangha, Chanting, Greed, Non-violence,... |
Feb 23 2019 |
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Way-Seeking Mind Talk Death-and-Dying, Conversation, Hate, Vow, Precepts, Lay |
Dec 14 2018 |
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Precepts Precepts, Karma, Anger, Monastic Practice, Samadhi, Birth-and-Death, Sangha,... |
Dec 01 2018 |
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Being Time Buddha Nature, Sixth Patriarch, Doubt, Equanimity, Transmission, Dharma Transmission... |
Nov 10 2018 |
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Tea Ladies and Their Mind-Refreshing TeachingSerial: BZ-02639 Sesshin Open Aspects of Practice
Sixth Patriarch, Heart Sutra, Soto Zen, Priest, Practice Period, Duality, Precepts,... |
Oct 06 2018 |
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Ryaku Fusatsu Karma, Precepts, Four Noble Truths, Vow, Repentance, Duality, Addiction, Renewal,... |
Sep 22 2018 |
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Eight Awarenesses of Great Beings (Study Sesshin Part 1)Serial: BZ-02632 Study Sesshin Part 1
Mindfulness, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Concentration, Precepts, Bodhisattva... |
Sep 01 2018 |
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Ending Racism Mindfulness, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Current Events, American, Happiness, Precepts,... |
Aug 25 2018 |
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The Womb of the Tathagata #5Torei's vow; bowing in humility in the face of cruelty; meeting monsters with lovingkindness. Confession-and-Repentance, Lovingkindness, Repentance, Commitment, Precepts |
Aug 11 2018 PM No Abode Hermitage |
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Embracing Cruelty with Compassion Commitment, Repentance, Precepts |
Aug 11 2018 |
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July 2nd, 2018, Serial No. 04440 Repentance, Original Nature, Precepts |
Jul 02 2018 |