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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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Title	Speaker	Date
Nourishing All: Zen's Communal Offering Demons, Offering, Precepts, Balance, Patience, Evil	Katagiri Roshi	Mar 30 1972
Transcending Ego: Path to Enlightenment Precepts, Four Noble Truths, Observe, Pain, Mindfulness, Greed, Patience, Anger,...	Katagiri Roshi	Oct 03 1971
Breaking Self-Centered Chains of Suffering Precepts, Four Noble Truths, Observe, Pain, Mindfulness, Tassajara Zen Mountain...	Katagiri Roshi	Oct 03 1971
Embracing Stillness Amid Life's Flux Birth-and-Death, Posture, Constancy, Hate, Precepts, Breath, Happiness, Meditation,...	Katagiri Roshi	Sep 23 1971
Awakening Here and Now Precepts, Silence, Suffering, Bell, Delusion, Obstacles, Dragons, Anger,...	Katagiri Roshi	Sep 23 1971
Sangaku: Path to Inner Freedom Evil, Precepts, Concentration, Mahayana, Breath, Happiness, Hate, Suffering,...	Katagiri Roshi	Sep 21 1971
Unveiling Freedom through Renunciation Precepts, Sangha, Observe, Composure, Buddha Nature, Three Treasures, Suffering,...	Katagiri Roshi	Sep 11 1971
Embodied Compassion Through Zen Precepts Precepts, Observe, Three Treasures, Evil, Dragons, Continuous Practice, Lay	Katagiri Roshi	Aug 28 1971
Why Then Is It Necessary To Accept Precepts Precepts, Precepts, Big Mind, Buddha Nature, Religion, Observe, Priest, Zazen,...	Suzuki Roshi	Jul 17 1971 City Center
Manifested Three Treasures Precepts, Precepts, Emptiness, Priest, Anger, American, Sangha, Enemies, Hate,...	Suzuki Roshi	Jul 06 1971 City Center
Real Precepts Are Beyond Words Precepts, Precepts, Observe, Freedom, Emptiness, Sangha, Duality, Karma	Suzuki Roshi	Jul 02 1971 City Center
Purely Involved Helping Others Nansen, things-as-it-is, Discrimination, Ummon, Wisdom, Freedom, Discrimination,...	Suzuki Roshi	Jun 22 1971 City Center
Interconnected Enlightenment: A Universal Awakening Precepts, Perfect Wisdom, Religion, Demons, Offering, Interview, American	Katagiri Roshi	Jun 20 1971
Precepts as Original Nature Precepts, Bodhidharma, Precepts, Concentration, Building, Posture, New Year,...	Suzuki Roshi	Jun 12 1971 City Center
Freedom from Everything Serial: SR-00150 Sesshin Lecture, Day 5 Wednesday, June 9, 1971 San Francisco Sesshin, Happiness, Demons, Precepts, Perfect Wisdom, Attachment, New Year, Zazen,...	Suzuki Roshi	Jun 09 1971 City Center
The Teaching Just for You Serial: SR-00147 Sesshin Lecture No. 1 Saturday, June 5, 1971 San Francisco Sesshin, Precepts, Dragons, Bodhidharma, Truth, Buddha Nature, Politics, Transmission...	Suzuki Roshi	Jun 05 1971 City Center
Catching Space: Zen's Living Wisdom Breath, Compassion, Observe, Posture, Buddha Nature, Consciousness, Precepts, Silence...	Katagiri Roshi	Apr 27 1971
Wherever You Go, You Will See Yourself Serial: SR-00271 Sesshin Lecture No. 3 Sunday Afternoon or Evening February 7, 1971 San Francisco Sesshin, Tozan, Sandokai, Discrimination, Precepts, Freedom, Death	Suzuki Roshi	Feb 07 1971 City Center
The Boss of Everything Zazen, Big Mind, Precepts, confusion, Bodhidharma, Zazen, Suffering, Observe...	Suzuki Roshi	Jan 16 1971 City Center
Teisho (Introduced by Jakusho Kwong) Serial: SF-05452B Mill Valley Zendo, talk by Suzuki Roshi Karma, Japan, Emptiness, Precepts, Observe, Ego, Evil	Suzuki Roshi	Dec 23 1970 Mill Valley Zendo
What Is Self? What Is Our Practice? Japan, Kosho Uchiyama, Building, Precepts, Greed, Ego	Suzuki Roshi	Dec 20 1970 City Center
Kashaya: Trust and Existence Unveiled Fasting, Chanting, Vow, Precepts, difficulty, Hate, Separation, Culture, Lay,...	Katagiri Roshi	Sep 22 1970
Lay Ordination Ceremony Serial: SR-00069B ===== Awakening the Archive - Tape #25, by Shundo David Haye ===== This tape, which is unfortunately very poorly recorded, gives us a sense of the lay ordination... Precepts, Ceremony, Commitment	Suzuki Roshi	Aug 23 1970 City Center
Priest Ordination Ceremony: Paul Discoe and Reb Anderson Serial: SR-00069A Reprocessed version may allow for clarification of transcript. Priest, Ceremony, Precepts, Don't Know Mind, Delusion, Greed, Interview,...	Suzuki Roshi	Aug 09 1970 City Center
Our Practice is Expression of Our True Buddha-mind Serial: SR-00067 Sesshin Lecture, No. 4 Tuesday Evening, August 4, 1970 San Francisco Sesshin, Precepts, Beginner’s Mind, Precepts, Buddha Mind, Discrimination, Sutra,...	Suzuki Roshi	Aug 04 1970 City Center
Zazen Practice and Listen to the Right Teacher Serial: SF-05631 ===== Awakening the Archive - Tape #24, by Shundo David Haye ===== In the last years of Suzuki Roshi's life, very few talks were lost from the collections... Sesshin, Dogen, Bodhidharma, Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Observe, Precepts, Faith...	Suzuki Roshi	Aug 03 1970 City Center
Observation of Precepts and Practice of Zazen is Same Thing Serial: SF-06049 Sesshin Lecture No. 1 Saturday, August 1, 1970 San Francisco Sesshin, Precepts, Precepts, Doubt, Buddha Nature, Faith, Ceremony, Ordination, Lay,...	Suzuki Roshi	Aug 01 1970 City Center
How To Understand Rituals And Precepts Serial: SR-00063 Zazen, Rituals And Precepts Cannot Be Separated Sunday Evening, July 26, 1970 San Francisco Precepts, Ritual, Teacher-and-Student, Precepts, Gratitude, Priest, Ceremony,...	Suzuki Roshi	Jul 26 1970 City Center
Ekō Lecture 1 Serial: SR-00225 The First Morning Eko Wednesday, July 8, 1970 Tassajara [This is the first in a series of six lectures by Suzuki on the four ekos chanted at the conclusion of... Eko, Dogen, Manjushri, Transmission, Chanting, Monks, Wisdom, Precepts, American,...	Suzuki Roshi	Jul 08 1970 Tassajara
Mind's Path to Liberation Attachment, Buddha Nature, Observe, Liberation, Sanctuary, Building, Precepts,...	Katagiri Roshi	Jul 07 1970
The Willow Tree Cannot Be Broken Serial: SR-00220 SANDOKAI LECTURE X Thursday, June 25, 1970 Tassajara [This lecture is concerned with the following lines of the Sandokai: Meian ono-ono aitaishite,... Branching Streams, Sandokai, Precepts, War, Interdependence, Observe, Oneness,...	Suzuki Roshi	Jun 25 1970 Tassajara
Without Any Idea of Attainment Serial: SR-00061 Sandokai Lecture VIII Wednesday, June 17, 1970 Tassajara [The following lines of the Sandokai are discussed in this lecture: Line 21 Manako wa iro,... Branching Streams, Sandokai, Precepts, Subject-and-Object, Oneness, Monks, Observe,...	Suzuki Roshi	Jun 17 1970 Tassajara
The Boat Is Always Moving Serial: SR-00059 Sandokai Lecture VII Saturday, June 13, 1970 Tassajara [The following lines of the Sandokai are discussed in this lecture: Line 17 Shidai no sho... Branching Streams, Sandokai, Emptiness, Emotions, Peace, Enemies, Karma, Anger, Hate...	Suzuki Roshi	Jun 13 1970 Tassajara
How To Observe Precepts Serial: SR-00047 Sunday Morning, May 17, 1970 San Francisco Precepts, Precepts, Chanting, Observe, Bodhidharma, Zazen, Mahayana, Posture,...	Suzuki Roshi	May 17 1970 City Center
Zen Wisdom: Path to True Nature Mahayana, Precepts, Patience, Meditation, Enemies, Observe, Buddha Nature, Building,...	Katagiri Roshi	May 12 1970
Sincere Practice Serial: SR-00140 How To Have Sincere Practice Tuesday, April 28, 1970 San Francisco Tatsugami, Dogen, Precepts, Monks, Intuition, Don't Know Mind, Posture, Buddha...	Suzuki Roshi	Apr 28 1970 City Center
Ceremony Officially Opening Beginner's Mind Temple Serial: SF-05995 This is the bulk of the ceremony, with speakers other than Suzuki Roshi, in Japanese and English Gratitude, Zoom, Ceremony, Obstacles, Observe, Silence, Enemies, Evil, Precepts...	Various	Apr 25 1970 City Center
Awakening Within: Embrace Your Buddha Nature New Year, Don't Know Mind, difficulty, Buddha Nature, Meditation, Chanting,...	Katagiri Roshi	Dec 28 1969
Winter Sesshin Lecture No. 6 Sesshin, Ceremony, Freedom, Observe, Wisdom, Oneness, Beginners, Precepts	Suzuki Roshi	Dec 04 1969 Tassajara
Winter Sesshin Lecture No. 5 Serial: SR-00202 Winter Sesshin Lecture No. 5 Wednesday, December 3, 1969 Tassajara Sesshin, Bodhisattva, Dogen, Shobogenzo, Oneness, Ceremony, Precepts, Wisdom...	Suzuki Roshi	Dec 03 1969 Tassajara
Opening Lecture At Page Street Zendo: American Precepts Serial: SR-00264 Moving into the new space. Don't worry about success, practice in the present. Hyakujo's regulations, positive and negative sides of guidelines and precepts. Precepts, Shingi, Precepts, Monks, Gratitude, Building	Suzuki Roshi	Nov 22 1969 City Center
Epilogue: Zen Mind Serial: SR-00263 American practice different from Japanese practice. Enlightenment experience is beyond good and bad, beyond our usual way of thinking. Big mind is always with you, never... Big Mind, Enlightenment, Passions, Big Mind, Don't Know Mind, Consciousness,...	Suzuki Roshi	Nov 16 1969
Some Questions Lotus Sutra, Time, Ego, Wisdom, Passions, Mindfulness, Buddha Nature, Culture,...	Suzuki Roshi	Nov 11 1969
Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. III-7 Serial: SR-00042 Third Lotus Sutra Series Friday Evening, November 7, 1969 Zen Mountain Center Lotus Sutra, Emptiness, Passions, Lotus Sutra, Concentration, Evil, Sutra, Mahayana,...	Suzuki Roshi	Nov 07 1969 Series 3, Talk 7 Tassajara
Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. III-6 Serial: SF-06005 Third Lotus Sutra Series Thursday Evening, October 30, 1969 Zen Mountain Center Lotus Sutra, Beginner’s Mind, Politics, Interview, Concentration, Precepts, Freedom,...	Suzuki Roshi	Oct 30 1969 Series 3, Talk 6 Tassajara
Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. III-1 Serial: SR-00212 [Third Lotus Sutra Series]1 Monday Evening, October 20, 1969 Zen Mountain Center Introduction to third series of talks on the Lotus Sutra. Zen as practical... Lotus Sutra, Mahayana, Dogen, Mahayana, Lotus Sutra, Precepts, Ego, Sutra, Priest,...	Suzuki Roshi	Oct 20 1969 Series 3, Talk 1 Tassajara
Some Questions Question-and-Answer, Precepts, Doubt, Continuous Practice, Concentration, Birth-and-...	Suzuki Roshi	Aug 12 1969
To Actually Practice Selflessness Serial: SR-00125 August Sesshin Lecture Wednesday, August 6, 1969 San Francisco Sesshin, Pain, Fox, Precepts, Freedom, Funeral, Monks, Liberation, difficulty,...	Suzuki Roshi	Aug 06 1969 Sokoji
The Most Important Precept Precepts, Dogen, Eiheiji, Sanctuary, Hate, Suffering, Truth	Suzuki Roshi	Aug 01 1969 Tassajara
Question And Answer Session Serial: SR-00025 Tuesday, July 8, 1969 San Francisco Question-and-Answer, Don't Know Mind, Anger, Greed, Emotions, Zazen, Culture,...	Suzuki Roshi	Jul 08 1969 Sokoji

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