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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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Suzuki Roshi Symposium, Side DSerial: BZ-01549D Afternoon discussion by panelists and audience Cultivation, Conversation, Don't Know Mind, Transmission, Fundraising,... |
Aug 28 2009 4 City Center |
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Awakening Through Compassionate Interconnection Enlightenment, Greed, Precepts |
Aug 20 2009 |
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Entering The Dragons Cave Blue Cliff Record, Four Noble Truths, Dragons, Monastic Practice, War, Enemies,... |
Aug 01 2009 |
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2009.07.05-serial.00204 Precepts, Dogen, Practice |
Jul 05 2009 |
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2009.07.04-serial.00203 Precepts, Practice, Practice Period |
Jul 04 2009 |
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2009.07.02-serial.00201 Precepts, Time, Practice |
Jul 02 2009 |
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Zazen is the true reference pointSerial: BZ-02047 Put your behind on the cushion, Saturday Lecture Drama of life, Thoughts = dream world
Zazen, Anger, confusion, Culture, Duality, Instruction, Interview, Ordinary Mind,... |
Jun 27 2009 Berkeley Zen Center |
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The Precepts for Zaike TokudoSerial: BZ-02041 Giving and Receiving, Saturday Lecture Zaike Tokudo, Jukai, Lay Practice, Precepts, Duality, Intuition, Lay Practice,... |
Jun 13 2009 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Yoga and MeditationOSB Cam, Yoga, Meditation, Grace, Buddha, Precepts, Sutra, Intention |
Jun 2009 1 of 4 New Camaldoli Hermitage |
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Threading the Eye of the NeedleSerial: BZ-02029 Shuso talk Bell, Buddha Nature, Conversation, Funeral, Passions, Patience, Practice Period,... |
May 11 2009 |
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Realizing Emptiness Through Zen Practice Emptiness, Concentration, Precepts |
Apr 26 2009 |
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Emptiness Realized Through Zen Rituals Ceremony, Precepts, Emptiness |
Apr 26 2009 |
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Six ParamitasSerial: BZ-02021 Dealing with Suffering, Sesshin Attachment, Patience, Non-attachment, Precepts, Big Mind, Renunciation, Manjushri,... |
Mar 21 2009 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Bodhisattva Vows Vow, Liberation, Evil, Precepts, Passions, Buddha Nature, Samsara, Oneness, Bell,... |
Mar 14 2009 |
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Ryokan's Poems - Butterfly DreamsSerial: BZ-02013 Part 1 of 2, teaching retreat Anger, Discrimination, Enemies, Evil, Heart Sutra, Nirvana, Precepts, Transmission... |
Jan 24 2009 1 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Platform Sutra: Saving Beings in Our Own MindSerial: BZ-01447 Rohatsu, Day 6 Bodhisattva Ceremony, Bodhisattva Precepts, Dependent Origination, Ordination,... |
Dec 12 2008 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Saving Beings In Our Own MindSerial: BZ-02009 Rohatsu Day Six
Bodhisattva Ceremony, Bodhisattva Precepts, Dependent Origination, Ordination,... |
Dec 12 2008 |
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Platform Sutra: Saving Beings of Our Own MindSerial: BZ-01082 Rohatsu, Day 6, side B Bodhisattva Ceremony, Bodhisattva Precepts, Dependent Origination, Ordination,... |
Dec 12 2008 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Living Precepts: Beyond Life and Death Precepts, Practice, Bodhisattva |
Nov 23 2008 PM No Abode Hermitage |
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The Practice That Fills and Is Filled by the Entire Universe and the Bodhisattva Precept of Not Killing Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Observe, Sangha |
Nov 22 2008 Afternoon No Abode Hermitage |
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Embracing Life Through Non-Killing Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Sangha |
Nov 22 2008 Afternoon |
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Embracing Life's Ordinary Wonder Intention, Precepts, Right Speech, Lay, Soto Zen |
Oct 26 2008 |
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Buddha Sitting as Us; Us Sitting as Buddha Funeral, Emptiness, Mindfulness, Precepts, confusion |
Oct 18 2008 Morning No Abode Hermitage |
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Beginner's Sitting; Serial No. 01163Serial: BZ-01163 Beginners' Sesshin Zazen, Monastic Practice, Soto Zen, Religion, Don't Know Mind, Priest, Precepts... |
Oct 05 2008 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Everyday Practice; Serial No. 01160, Side BSerial: BZ-01160B Women's sesshin Precepts, Greed, Separation, Vow, Silence, Hate, Offering, Culture, Instruction,... |
Sep 21 2008 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Precepts and ZazenSerial: BZ-01158 Harmonizing Buddha Nature, Instincts, and Desires, Saturday Lecture Precepts, Zazen, Desire, Buddha Nature, Precepts, Concentration, Buddha Nature,... |
Sep 13 2008 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Dependent OriginationSerial: BZ-01153 Four Noble Truths; Birth & Death of Self, Teaching Retreat Four Noble Truths, Birth-and-Death, Dependent Origination, Dependent Origination,... |
Aug 30 2008 Part 1 of 2 Berkeley Zen Center |
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The Buddha Way is Ongoing Crisis Bodhisattva Precepts, Precepts, Letting Go, Conversation, Buddha Mind |
Aug 16 2008 Morning No Abode Hermitage |
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Engaging Crisis: The Buddha Path Bodhisattva Precepts, Precepts, Letting Go |
Aug 16 2008 Morning |
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Reflections on Sutta Nipata Story "The Ploughing"Serial: BZ-01148 Buddha encounters rich farmer and discusses the Buddha field, One-Day Sitting Buddha, Ego, Intuition, Lay, Mindfulness, Nirvana, Precepts, Repentance, Vinaya, Vow... |
Jul 19 2008 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Changing KarmaSerial: BZ-01141 Sesshin Day 3 Karma, Precepts, Karmic Consequences, Vow, Separation, Dependent Origination, Book of... |
Jun 20 2008 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Going for Refuge, Practicing with Fear Posture, Community, Mahayana, Precepts, Demons |
Jun 15 2008 Green Gulch Farm |
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Blue Cliff Record Case #87, Right Medicine, Right Teacher: Unmon’s “Medicine and Sickness Cure Each Other”Serial: BZ-01135 Saturday lecture Practice Period, Manjushri, Attachment, Blue Cliff Record, Separation, Instruction,... |
May 24 2008 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Overview of Practice PeriodSerial: BZ-01127 Requirements - Intention - Commitment, Saturday Lecture Practice Period, Intention, Commitment, Daily Life, Family Practice, Forgiveness,... |
Apr 26 2008 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Embodying Indirect Teachings of Zen Precepts, Complete Perfect Enlightenment, Concentration |
Apr 24 2008 |
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“The Dog’s Tooth” a Relic Story (Kid zendo): Alchemy and Transformation, Distinguishing Base and PreciousSerial: BZ-01120 Saturday lecture Don't Know Mind, Emotions, Vow, Precepts, Culture, Anger, Forgiveness,... |
Mar 15 2008 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Find Out the Root of the Problem for YourselfSerial: BZ-01118 Dokan and Gyoji: Let one teacher help you find your solution, Saturday Lecture Continuous Practice, Continuous Practice, Doubt, Gaining Mind, Greed, Intuition,... |
Mar 01 2008 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Blue Cliff Record: Case #63Serial: BZ-01113 Nansen Kills the Cat, Saturday Lecture Nansen, BCR-63, Karmic Consequences, Karma, Buddha Nature, Silence, Forgiveness,... |
Feb 09 2008 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Manifesting Buddha Through Ritual Practice Buddha, Precepts, Dharmakaya |
Dec 15 2007 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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Bodhisattva InitiationTenshin Reb Anderson Intimacy, Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Commitment |
Nov 11 2007 Green Gulch Farm |
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Bodhisattva InitiationSerial: RA-03489 Tenshin Reb Anderson ... Anger, Vow, Precepts |
Nov 11 2007 Green Gulch Farm |
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Embodying the ParamitasSerial: BZ-01006 Saturday Lecture Anger, Bodhidharma, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Concentration, Culture, Patience, Practice... |
Oct 27 2007 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Introduction to the Paramitas, Skillful Means: Recycle for New Functionality; e.g. Empty Toilet Paper RollSerial: BZ-01005 One Day Sitting Four Noble Truths, Intuition, Lineage, Lotus Sutra, Patience, Practice Period,... |
Oct 21 2007 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Taking Care: Paramitas, Precepts and Eightfold PathSerial: BZ-01003 Illumination Without Hindrance, Saturday Lecture Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Buddha Nature, Hindrances, Ordination, Platform Sutra... |
Oct 13 2007 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Finding Your Inmost DesireSerial: BZ-00999 Saturday Lecture Demons, Instruction, Karma, Precepts, Priest, Silence, Vow |
Sep 22 2007 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Sitting All Together, Travels in Taiwan: BZC & INEB Sanghas; How Do We Keep Fresh Vitality?Serial: BZ-00997 Saturday Lecture Culture, Interdependence, Karma, Lay, Monastic Practice, Ordination, Precepts,... |
Sep 15 2007 Berkeley Zen Center |