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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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Embracing Impermanence with Mindful Gratitude

Serial: YR-00924

Includes YR Lecture + SFZC Event on Suzuki Roshi

Suzuki Roshi, SFZC, Iconography, Precepts, Heart Sutra, Patience, Posture, Teacher-...
Sep 01 2011
Tassajara

Unveiling Enlightenment Through Stillness

Meditation, Precepts, Study
Aug 27 2011

Study of delusion is the Buddha Way 

Equanimity, Karmic Consciousness, Practice Period, Precepts
Aug 13 2011
Afternoon
No Abode Hermitage

Pathway to Enlightened Practice

Patience, Precepts, Concentration
Jun 2011

Precepts

Serial: BZ-02176

Bodhisattva Ceremony, Saturday Lecture

Karma, Anger, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Bodhisattva Precepts, Doubt, Four Noble Truths,...
May 14 2011
Berkeley Zen Center

Interconnected Compassion: Living the Precepts

Patience, Evil, Precepts
May 2011

Japan Catastrophe

Serial: BZ-02165

Earthquake, Tsunami, Nuclear Fallout, One-Day Sitting

Karma, Japan, Current Events, Karma, Repentance, Vow, Renewal, Composure, Interview,...
Mar 19 2011
Berkeley Zen Center

Teshan and Lung Tan

Transmission, Don't Know Mind, Anger, Ordinary Mind, Teacher-and-Student,...
Mar 12 2011

Lineage Precept Vein - Not One, Not Two

Transmission, Precepts, Intuition, Monastic Practice, Dharma Transmission, Lineage,...
Jan 15 2011

Whole-Hearted Commitment for the New Year 

Precepts, Commitment, Buddha Mind, Bodhisattva Precepts, Three Treasures
Jan 02 2011
Morning
No Abode Hermitage

Embracing Compassion Through Inner Conflict

Precepts, Commitment, Bodhisattva Precepts
Jan 02 2011
Morning

Embracing Imperfection in Zen Practice

Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Commitment
Jan 2011

Minor Precepts-Shingi

Serial: BZ-02139

Precepts, Saturday Lecture

Precepts, Shingi, Composure, Conversation, Emotions, Evil, Forgiveness, Humility,...
Nov 13 2010
Berkeley Zen Center

The Simile of the Saw

Evil, Anger, Practice Period, Instruction, Hate, Precepts, Ego, Forgiveness,...
Oct 23 2010
Berkeley Zen Center

Embracing Instability in Zen Practice

Ceremony, Precepts, Suzuki Roshi
Oct 10 2010

Sustaining Spirit Through Zen Precepts

Intimacy, Zendo, Precepts
Oct 08 2010

The Unique Breeze of Reality and the Wondrous Function of Non-Dual Wisdom 

Emptiness, Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Koan, Karmic Consciousness
Aug 14 2010
Afternoon
No Abode Hermitage

Koans and Wisdom: Embodied Truths

Emptiness, Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts
Aug 14 2010
Afternoon

Cultivating Bodhicitta Through Six Perfections

Concentration, Precepts, Complete Perfect Enlightenment
Aug 08 2010

Loving Speech

Right Speech, Patience, Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Offering, Precepts, Lay...
Jul 31 2010

The Mind of Enlightenment 

Enthusiasm, Precepts, Emotions, Balance, Duality
Jul 29 2010
The Yoga Room

The Mind of Enlightenment 

Avalokitesvara, Enthusiasm, confusion, Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts
Jul 22 2010
The Yoga Room

Taking, Giving, and Receiving

Attachment, Buddha Nature, Conversation, Hate, Karma, Precepts, Vow
Jul 17 2010

Case 43 - Tozan's No Heat No Cold

Serial: BZ-02114

Absolute and Relative or Essence and Function, Saturday Lecture

Five Ranks, Birth-and-Death, Suffering, Absolute-and-Relative, Beginners, Birth-and-...
Jul 10 2010
Berkeley Zen Center

We Must Eat Time

Bell, Concentration, Dependent Origination, Four Foundations of Mindfulness,...
Jul 03 2010

Lay Ordination and Bodhisattva Precepts

Serial: BZ-02106

Saturday Lecture

Precepts, Evil, Gratitude, Lineage, Conversation, Priest, Bodhidharma, Equanimity,...
Jun 19 2010
Berkeley Zen Center

Reality Revealed in the Workplace

Serial: BZ-02104

Shuso talk

Birth-and-Death, Darkness-and-Light, Light-and-Darkness, Silence, Liberation,...
Jun 12 2010

The Short Cycle of Causation

Book of Serenity, Causation, Composure, Enthusiasm, Gratitude, Impermanence, Lay,...
May 08 2010

On the Eve of Going for Refuge in the Triple Treasure 

Confession-and-Repentance, Precepts, Zazen, Commitment, Nirvana
Apr 17 2010
Morning
No Abode Hermitage

On the Eve of Going for Refuge in the Triple Treasure 

Precepts, Three Treasures, Evil, Bodhisattva Precepts, Commitment
Apr 17 2010
Afternoon
No Abode Hermitage

Compassion's Path: Devotion Without Expectation

Precepts, Bodhisattva, Commitment
Apr 17 2010
Morning

Refuge and Precepts: A Transformative Journey

Precepts, Buddha, Practice
Apr 17 2010
Afternoon

Buddhism in India and America

Commitment, Continuous Practice, Cultivation, Intimacy, Lay, Lay Practice, Liberation...
Mar 20 2010

Enlightenment Embodied Through Precepts

Precepts, Resistance, Ceremony
Mar 05 2010

Buddhism in India in the 21st Century

Addiction, Attachment, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Causation, Karma, Precepts, Religion,...
Feb 27 2010

Practice Not Practicing

Right Effort, Evil, Anger, Cultivation, confusion, Precepts, Instruction, Doubt,...
Feb 06 2010

The Advantage of New Years

New Year, Happiness, Bodhidharma, Emotions, Impermanence, Precepts, Culture, Fox, Vow...
Jan 02 2010

Everything is Presenting Itself

Serial: BZ-02070

Consciousness, Rohatsu Day 3

Intimacy, Bell, Culture, Dharma Transmission, Discrimination, Gratitude, Heart Sutra...
Dec 08 2009
Berkeley Zen Center

Precepts and Illusion: Living the Truth

Precepts, Vow, Commitment
Nov 23 2009

Endless Wonderment in Zen Practice

Buddha, Precepts, Love
Nov 16 2009

Refuge in Insubstantial Truths

Evil, Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts
Oct 26 2009

Precepts as Living Koans in Zen

Precepts, Koan, Karmic Consciousness
Oct 19 2009

The Koan of a Bodhisattva

Precepts, Vimalakirti, Perfect Wisdom, confusion, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Attachment,...
Oct 03 2009

Suzuki Roshi Symposium, Side C

Serial: BZ-01549C

Very end of Session 1 and start of Session 2: The American Reception

Bodhisattva Precepts, Cultivation, Culture, Platform Sutra, Politics, Precepts,...
Aug 28 2009
3
City Center

Suzuki Roshi Symposium, Side D

Serial: BZ-01549D

Afternoon discussion by panelists and audience

Cultivation, Conversation, Don't Know Mind, Transmission, Fundraising,...
Aug 28 2009
4
City Center

Suzuki Roshi Symposium, Side E

Serial: BZ-01549E

Session 3: Zen as American Religion

Culture, Dharma Transmission, Diversity, Lineage, Mindfulness, Precepts, Religion,...
Aug 28 2009
5
University of California at Berkeley

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