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Precepts Talks
The Bodhisattva Precepts (Skt. bodhisattva-śīla or bodhisattva-saṃvāra, traditional Chinese: 菩薩戒; ; pinyin: Púsà Jiè, Japanese: 菩薩戒, romanized: bosatsukai; Wylie: 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" (Sanskrit: saṃvāra) are the main ethical code in Mahāyāna Buddhism and as thus also sometimes called "Mahāyāna precepts" (Ch: 大乘戒).
Traditionally, Buddhist monks and nuns 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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Exploring Consciousness and Realizing WisdomExploring consciousness with the aid of Buddha's teachings is a path to discovering and realizing deep, liberating Wisdom. Consciousness may be experienced as confining and confusing; at the same... Consciousness, Confession-and-Repentance, Compassion, Confession-and-Repentance,... |
Mar 23 2014 5 No Abode Hermitage |
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Repentance Ceremony Complete Perfect Enlightenment, Four Noble Truths, Precepts, Repentance |
Mar 15 2014 |
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Caring Without Clinging Precepts, Perfect Wisdom |
Jan 12 2014 |
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Cultivating Tranquility Through Compassion Karmic Consciousness, Precepts, Wisdom |
Dec 15 2013 |
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Think not ThinkingSerial: BZ-02342 Rohatsu Forgiveness, Birth-and-Death, Continuous Practice, Emotions, Forgiveness, Happiness,... |
Dec 06 2013 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Shelterless Shelter Bodhisattva Ceremony, Four Noble Truths, Gratitude, Practice Period, Precepts, Sangha... |
Oct 12 2013 |
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Form and Formlessness in Zen Practice Bodhisattva Precepts, Daily Life, Heart Sutra, Lay Practice, Practice Period,... |
Oct 05 2013 |
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Lotus Sutra and Bodhisattva Practice Bodhisattva Ceremony, Buddha Nature, Liberation, Lotus Sutra, Mahayana, Monastic... |
Sep 21 2013 |
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Dogen's VowSerial: BZ-02326 Part 3 of 4 Confession-and-Repentance, Doubt, Hindrances, Karma, Precepts, Priest, Repentance... |
Sep 01 2013 3 |
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Dogen's VowSerial: BZ-02325 Part 2 of 2 Karma, Precepts, Repentance, Soto Zen, Teacher-and-Student |
Aug 31 2013 2 |
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Blue Cliff Record Case 89Serial: BZ-02318 Find Out for Yourself, Saturday Lecture Priest, Avalokitesvara, BCR-89, Priest, Daily Life, Precepts, Hate, Duality |
Jul 06 2013 Berkeley Zen Center |
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The Bodhisattva's Three-fold Ethics and Three-fold Samadhi Non-discrimination, Precepts, Samadhi |
Jun 22 2013 Afternoon No Abode Hermitage |
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Lay OrdinationSerial: BZ-02312 History of American Lay Ordination, Saturday Lecture Jukai, Lay Ordination, Lay Practice, Priest, Precepts, Ordination, Dragons, Tassajara... |
Jun 15 2013 Berkeley Zen Center |
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On The Bodhisattva CeremonySerial: BZ-02309 Karma, Saturday Lecture Katagiri Roshi, Karma, Confession-and-Repentance, Precepts, Repentance, Karma,... |
May 25 2013 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Practice Buddha Does the Dishes Intimacy, Practice Period, Separation, Precepts, Gratitude, Patience |
May 04 2013 |
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Don't Slam the Door Precepts, Buddha Ancestors, Gratitude, Teacher-and-Student, Sangha, Liberation,... |
Mar 02 2013 |
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Yes and No Light-and-Darkness, Precepts, Don't Know Mind, Bodhisattva Ceremony,... |
Feb 23 2013 |
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Ornament of the Sage's Mind Complete Perfect Enlightenment, Confession-and-Repentance, Precepts |
Feb 02 2013 Afternoon No Abode Hermitage |
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Sick Day Bodhisattva Precepts, Right Effort, Liberation, Conversation, Precepts, Intimacy,... |
Jan 26 2013 |
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Zazen: Path to Enlightened Engagement Ceremony, Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts |
Jan 25 2013 |
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Our Minor PreceptsSerial: BZ-02275 Saturday Lecture Precepts, Renunciation, Emotions, Sangha, Conversation, Patience, Concentration... |
Nov 17 2012 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Bodhisattva Precepts Guided by the Teaching of Mind OnlyBodhisattva Precepts Guided by the Teaching of Mind Only AM Karmic Consciousness, Precepts, Three Treasures, Sangha, Duality |
Oct 06 2012 Morning No Abode Hermitage |
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Bodhisattva Precepts Guided by the Teaching of Mind OnlyBodhisattva Precepts Guided by the Teaching of Mind Only Precepts, Karmic Consciousness, Confession-and-Repentance |
Oct 06 2012 Afternoon No Abode Hermitage |
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Bodhisattva Precepts Guided by the Teaching of Mind Only Karmic Consciousness, Consciousness, Precepts |
Oct 06 2012 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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Bodhisattva Precepts Guided by the Teaching of Mind Only Precepts, Karmic Consciousness |
Oct 06 2012 PM No Abode Hermitage |
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Raihai TokuzuiSerial: BZ-02262 Study sesshin, part 3 of 4 Vinaya, Buddha Nature, Causation, Karma, Precepts, Soto Zen, Interview |
Sep 02 2012 3 |
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Raihai TokuzuiSerial: BZ-02263 Study sesshin, part 4 of 4 Liberation, Priest, Lay Practice, Vinaya, Ordination, Priest-and-Lay, Precepts... |
Sep 02 2012 4 |
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Dharma TransmissionSerial: BZ-02259 David Weinberg Catherine Cascade
Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Gratitude, Precepts, Lay Ordination, Ordination,... |
Aug 25 2012 |
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Ryokan's Waka PoemsSerial: BZ-02257 Part 2 of 2 Lay Practice, Precepts, Repentance, Sangha, Separation |
Aug 04 2012 2 |
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Bodhisattva CeremonySerial: BZ-02252 3 Pure Precepts, Saturday Lecture Bodhisattva, Repentance, Repentance, Precepts, Karma, Four Noble Truths, Sangha,... |
Jul 07 2012 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Genjo Koan - Section 10B-Part-1Serial: BZ-02248 Firewood and Ash, Sesshin Day 3 Birth-and-Death, Impermanence, Dogen, Birth-and-Death, Three Treasures, Six Realms,... |
Jun 22 2012 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Getting to Yes with Giving In Bodhisattva Ceremony, Buddha Nature, Heart Sutra, Karma, Practice Period, Precepts,... |
Jun 02 2012 |
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Zen Training for the Welfare of the WorldSerial: RA-04024 In this six-talk series, Reb Anderson Roshi discusses the way of bodhisattvas -- those who in Mahayana Buddhism aspire to and develop enlightenment for the benefit of all... Precepts, Generosity, Delusion |
May 19 2012 2 Sacramento |
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Zen Training for the Welfare of the WorldSerial: RA-04025 In this six-talk series, Reb Anderson Roshi discusses the way of bodhisattvas -- those who in Mahayana Buddhism aspire to and develop enlightenment for the benefit of all... Precepts, Bodhisattva, Generosity |
May 19 2012 3 Sacramento |
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Right Communication Bodhidharma, Bodhisattva Precepts, Happiness, Intimacy, Practice Period, Precepts,... |
May 05 2012 |
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Dharma Transmission Transmission, Buddha Nature, Dharma Transmission, Dragons, Precepts, Separation,... |
Apr 28 2012 |
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Zen Practice in Birth and Death Precepts |
Apr 21 2012 B Mount Madonna Center |
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The Seeds and Fruits of True Awakening Precepts, Duality, Samadhi |
Apr 19 2012 The Yoga Room |
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Presence Unites Path and Enlightenment Precepts, Duality |
Apr 19 2012 |
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The Room, the Seat, and the RobeThe Room, the Seat and the Robe Lotus Sutra, Emptiness, Book of Serenity, Interdependence, Precepts |
Apr 14 2012 Morning No Abode Hermitage |
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The Seeds and Fruits of True Awakening Paramitas, Precepts |
Apr 12 2012 The Yoga Room |
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Zen Beyond Enlightenment: Practice Presence Precepts, Enlightenment |
Apr 12 2012 |
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Sangha Practice Bodhisattva Precepts, Diversity, Four Noble Truths, Liberation, Practice Period,... |
Mar 31 2012 |
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The Seeds and Fruits of True AwakeningThe Seeds and Fruits of True Awakening Daily Life, Precepts, Lay Practice |
Mar 29 2012 #3 The Yoga Room |
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The Seeds and Fruits of True AwakeningSerial: RA-03949 The Seeds and Fruits of True Awakening
Daily Life, Enlightenment, Precepts |
Mar 29 2012 3 The Yoga Room |
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A Family Style for Realizing the Oneness of All Families Lay Practice, Precepts |
Mar 10 2012 Morning No Abode Hermitage |
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Flower Wisdom: Practicing Presence Together Lay Practice, Precepts |
Mar 10 2012 Morning |
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Presence Over Pursuit in Connection Precepts |
Feb 05 2012 |
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Unity in Compassionate Bodhisattva Living Ceremony, Bodhisattva, Precepts |
Feb 05 2012 |
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The Four Aspects of Practicing the Threefold Ethics of Bodhisattvas Precepts, Money, Bodhisattva Precepts |
Feb 04 2012 Morning No Abode Hermitage |