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Precepts Talks
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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To Actually Practice SelflessnessSerial: SR-00125 August Sesshin Lecture Sesshin, Pain, Fox, Precepts, Freedom, Funeral, Monks, Liberation, difficulty,... |
Aug 06 1969 Sokoji |
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The Most Important PreceptPrecepts, Dogen, Eiheiji, Sanctuary, Hate, Suffering, Truth |
Aug 01 1969 Tassajara |
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Question And Answer SessionSerial: SR-00025 Tuesday, July 8, 1969 Question-and-Answer, Don't Know Mind, Anger, Greed, Emotions, Zazen, Culture,... |
Jul 08 1969 Sokoji |
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How To Take Our Bodhisattva's VowSerial: SR-00017 Tuesday Morning, April 29, 1969 Bodhisattva Vow, Dogen, Agama Sutra, Precepts, Mahayana, Sutra, Observe, Freedom, Vow... |
Apr 29 1969 Sokoji |
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Zen Beyond Imitation and Ritual New Year, Lotus Sutra, Instruction, Buddha Nature, resistance, Demons, Mindfulness,... |
Apr 17 1969 |
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The Only Desire That Is Complete Is Buddha's Desire Buddha Nature, Freedom, difficulty, Wisdom, War, Culture, Posture, lecture, Precepts... |
Apr 08 1969 |
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Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. II-2Serial: SR-00233 Monday Morning, October 21, 1968 Lotus Sutra, Lotus Sutra, Sutra, Doubt, Precepts, Separation, Offering, Mahayana,... |
Oct 21 1968 Series 2, Talk 2 Tassajara |
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Shikantaza, Tenryu's One FingerSerial: SR-00236 Sesshin Lecture Sesshin, Gutei, Yaoshan, Community, Pain, sitting, Monks, Obstacles, Instruction,... |
Oct 12 1968 A Sokoji |
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Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. II-8Serial: SR-00001 Fall 1968 Lotus Sutra, Precepts, Faith, Sutra, Priest, Suffering, Composure, Balance, Mahayana... |
Oct 1968 Series 2, Talk 8 Tassajara |
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Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. II-5Serial: SR-00100 Fall, 1968 Lotus Sutra, Wisdom, Discrimination, Perfect Wisdom, Monks, Mahayana, Buddha Nature,... |
Oct 1968 Series 2, Talk 5 Tassajara |
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Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. II-6Serial: SF-05258 68-10-00-E Lotus Sutra, Precepts, Anger, Faith |
Oct 1968 Series 2, Talk 6 Tassajara |
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Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. II-7Serial: SF-06043 Fall 1968 Lotus Sutra, Four Noble Truths, Emptiness, Mahayana, Precepts, Nirvana, Enemies,... |
Oct 1968 Series 2, Talk 7 Tassajara |
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Observing the PreceptsSerial: SF-05397 This is the second talk that Suzuki Roshi gave at Esalen on consecutive nights in June 1968. Precepts, Precepts, Teacher-and-Student, Ego, Posture, Karma, training, Composure,... |
Jun 29 1968 Esalen |
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Shuso CeremonySerial: SF-05143C SR023 Last 2/3 side 2 Philip's discussion ceremony - copied 2 tapes [there are also photographs of hand-written notes on missing portions of Q&A - per tape operator... Sesshin, Shuso Ceremony, Big Mind, Bell, Bodhidharma, Gratitude, Buddha Nature,... |
Apr 23 1968 C Tassajara |
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Lotus Sūtra No. I-1Serial: SR-00110 Lotus Sutra No. 1 Lotus Sutra, Monks, Perfect Wisdom, Meditation, Wisdom, Precepts, Constancy, Demons,... |
Feb 1968 Series 2, Talk 1 Tassajara |
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Lotus Sūtra No. I-3Serial: SR-00117 February 1968 Lotus Sutra, Wisdom, Dana, Perfect Wisdom, Intention, Monks, Sutra, Precepts,... |
Feb 1968 Series 1, Talk 3 Tassajara |
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Inner Power of PracticeSerial: SF-05137A SR017 - Track 1 - slow - Roshi Lecture - 12/2/67 - afternoon - copied Sesshin, Blue Cliff Record, Concentration, Precepts, Monastic Practice, New Year,... |
Dec 02 1967 Tassajara |
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The Practice of ConstancySerial: SF-05132A SR015 - On this tape is Lecture C and last part of Lecture D. This tape is known as the C lecture tape of as #2 - Track 1 Roshi's Lecture C 9/12/67 - copied Prajna Paramita, Bodhisattva, Precepts, Constancy, New Year, Mahayana, Enemies, Anger... |
Sep 12 1967 Tassajara |
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Long Time Since I Saw You AllSerial: 67-08-00 ± August, 1967 Los Altos Precepts, |
Aug 1967 Los Altos |
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Continuing The Lecture on ShushogiSerial: 67-06-12 Sunday Lecture Original lecture title was "Continuing the Lecture on Shi-sho-ku". That was an error - Shi-sho-ku = Shushogi. [JRB]... Shushogi, Precepts, |
Jun 12 1967 |
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Sesshin Lecture: Three TreasuresSerial: 67-06-11 Sunday, June 11, 1967 [Suzuki seems to be commenting on Shi Sho Ku* (?) of Dogen. When this is evident, Dogen's words are in quotation marks.] *SHUSHOGI [jrb... Sesshin, Shushogi, Precepts, |
Jun 11 1967 |
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Ten PreceptsSerial: SF-05098B Sunday morning lecture by Suzuki Roshi Other notes on box: Precepts, Precepts, Freedom, Faith, Buddha Nature, Priest |
Jun 19 1966 C Sokoji |
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Sesshin Lecture: Genjo-Koan, Paragraphs 1–2Serial: SF-05096B May Sesshin (25 26 added later) 1 or 6pm lecture plus lecture the following morning. Sesshin, Dogen, Genjokoan, Precepts, Mahayana, Freedom, Observe, Balance, Attachment... |
May 26 1966 Sokoji |
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Shushōgi, Sections 11–17Serial: SF-05113A January Sesshin Lecture: Lecture A ,1 PM Sesshin, Precepts, Shushogi, Precepts, Subject-and-Object, Happiness, Priest,... |
Jan 21 1966 A Sokoji |
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Buddhism Has Many Annual Layers Like A Big TreeSerial: SF-05124B One-Day Sesshin Evening Lecture Sesshin, Precepts, Precepts, Three Treasures, Observe, Doubt, Composure, Priest,... |
Dec 11 1965 B Sokoji |
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Most Of You Are BeginnersSerial: SF-05124D One-Day Sesshin Afternoon Lecture Sesshin, Sixth Patriarch, Dogen, Precepts, Precepts, Observe, Beginners, Enemies,... |
Dec 11 1965 A Sokoji |
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Beginner's MindSerial: SF-05122 ===== Awakening the Archive - Tape #1, by Shundo David Haye ===== When this particular, otherwise unremarkable, reel was photographed as part of Engage Wisdom’s... Beginner’s Mind, Dogen, Precepts, Beginners, Precepts, Enemies, Posture |
Nov 11 1965 Los Altos |
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The Purpose of Practice is to Have a Direct Experience of BuddhaSerial: SF-05103B Tape 4 Summer Sesshin 1965: Thursday July 29 9am lecture - transcribed Sesshin, Buddha Nature, Evil, Precepts, Ego, Instruction |
Jul 29 1965 A Sokoji |
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Some More QuestionsSerial: SF-05104A Tape 5 Summer sesshin 1965 Thursday July 29th Side 1 - 6pm lecture; Continues on Side 2 [Case replaced 12/95. Original notes were transcribed verbatim - WKR] Sesshin, Question-and-Answer, Precepts, Emotions, Buddha Nature, Passions, training,... |
Jul 29 1965 C Sokoji |
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Religious Problems Concerning Such As Psychology Or LSDSerial: SF-05112A Tape 1 Summer sesshin 1965, Monday 1st day of sesshin (?) July 26th 1965 Tape 1 Side 1: 1pm lecture Sesshin, Dogen, Time, Continuous Practice, Precepts, Peace, Beginners, Balance,... |
Jul 26 1965 1:00pm Sokoji |
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Wisdom Seeks For WisdomSerial: SF-05128 ===== Awakening the Archive - Tape #2, by Shundo David Haye ===== Among the tapes previously known to exist in the Zen Center archives, the earliest were from a sesshin... Precepts, Genjokoan, Instruction, Precepts, Buddha Nature, Freedom, Buddha Mind,... |
Jul 22 1965 Los Altos |
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Yoga's Universal Spiritual DialogueSerial: NC-00205 Archival Photo Renunciation, Samadhi, zen meditation, Interdependence, Precepts |
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Monastic Dialogue: Bridging Sacred TraditionsSerial: NC-00230 Archival Photo Buddhism, zen, Ceremony, Precepts, Monastic Practice |
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Mountain Seat CeremonySerial: SF-03587 After intermission; at tape turn: Linda: Knock, knock - Darlene: Who's there? - Linda (quickly): Darlene. [laughter] Constancy, Ceremony, Suzuki Roshi, Lay Ordination, Priest-and-Lay, Ordination,... |
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Unknown Date, Serial 00291, Side B Precepts, Buddha Nature, Priest, Lay, Bodhisattva Precepts, Ordination, Transmission... |
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MK 6-10 Emotions, Precepts, Funeral, Interview, Lineage, Fasting, American, Addiction,... |
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Unknown Date, Serial 00632, Side B Chanting, Don't Know Mind, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Bowing, Precepts,... |
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Unknown Date, Serial 00757, Side BSerial: BZ-00757B Class Practice Period, Attachment, Precepts, Monastic Practice, Karma, Non-duality,... |
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Dreaming Beyond Desire: Embracing Zazen Precepts, Greed, Concentration, Delusion, difficulty, Samadhi, Lotus Sutra, causation... |
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Unknown Date, Serial 00363 Precepts, Impermanence, Continuous Practice, Oneness, Buddha Nature, Beginners,... |
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Unknown Date, Serial 00366 Precepts, Buddha Nature, Don't Know Mind, Greed, Lay, Emotions, American,... |
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Unknown Date, Serial 00387 Lineage, Culture, Vow, Ordination, Conversation, Liberation, Intention, Ego, Precepts... |
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Unknown Date, Serial 00390 Meditation, Heart Sutra, Mindfulness, Precepts, Non-duality, Culture, Lay,... |
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Unknown Date, Serial 00391 Precepts, American, Ordination, Lineage, Culture, Liberation, Vow, Community, Lay,... |
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Unknown Date, Serial 00392 Lineage, New Year, Liberation, Intention, Vow, Conversation, Ego, Precepts,... |
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Unknown Date, Serial 00396 Precepts, Heart Sutra, Community, Meditation, Instruction, Non-duality, Pain, Teacher... |
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The Fourth Grave Precept (Not Lying) Time, Precepts, Buddha |
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YYYY.01.31-serial.00005 Vinaya, Buddha, Precepts |
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First Precept Precepts, Buddhism, Community |
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The Eighth PreceptSerial: SF-04088 Side A and Side B and continued on the next tape Buddhism, Precepts, Time |
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