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The Bodhisattva vow is a vow (Sanskrit: bodhisattva-praṇidhāna, lit. bodhisattva aspiration or resolution; Chinese: 菩薩願, pusa yuan; J. bosatsugan) taken by some Mahāyāna Buddhists to achieve full buddhahood for the sake of all sentient beings. One who has taken the vow is nominally known as a bodhisattva (a being working towards buddhahood). This can be done by venerating all Buddhas and by cultivating supreme moral and spiritual perfection, to be placed in the service of others. In particular, bodhisattvas promise to practice the six perfections of giving, moral discipline, patience, effort, concentration and wisdom in order to fulfill their bodhicitta aim of attaining buddhahood for the sake of all beings.

The vow is commonly taken in a ritual setting, overseen by a senior monastic, teacher or guru. Whereas the prātimokṣa vows cease at death, the bodhisattva vow extends into future lives. The bodhisattva vows should not be confused with the Bodhisattva Precepts (Skt. bodhisattva-śīla), which are specific ethical guidelines for bodhisattvas.

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Precepts Serial: BZ-02176 Bodhisattva Ceremony, Saturday Lecture Karma, Anger, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Bodhisattva Precepts, Doubt, Four Noble Truths,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 14 2011 Berkeley Zen Center
Japan Catastrophe Serial: BZ-02165 Earthquake, Tsunami, Nuclear Fallout, One-Day Sitting Karma, Japan, Current Events, Karma, Repentance, Vow, Renewal, Composure, Interview,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 19 2011 Berkeley Zen Center
Teshan and Lung Tan Transmission, Don't Know Mind, Anger, Ordinary Mind, Teacher-and-Student,...	Greg Denny	Mar 12 2011
Seeing Through the Lens of Interconnection Serial: RB-01682F Seminar_What_Is_the_World? Practice, Intention, Vow	Zentatsu Richard Baker	Mar 2011 Johanneshof
Denkoroku Class - Ungo Doyo Daiosho Serial: BZ-02160 Study sesshin, part 4 of 4 Offering, Transmission, Monastic Practice, Evil, Demons, Intuition, Discrimination,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 20 2011 4
This Is Getting Old Bell, Conversation, Enemies, Forgiveness, Lineage, Peace, Priest, Separation, Vow...	Susan Moon	Sep 18 2010
Taking, Giving, and Receiving Attachment, Buddha Nature, Conversation, Hate, Karma, Precepts, Vow	Ryushin Andrea Thach	Jul 17 2010
Cultivating the Mind of Enlightenment Vow, Nirvana, Ordination	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jul 15 2010
Sustaining Effort on the Bodhisattva Path Anger, Vow, Practice Period	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Apr 02 2010
Zen Gift: Beyond Loss and Regret Pain, Bell, Vow	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Mar 15 2010 Green Gulch Farm
Buddhism in India in the 21st Century Addiction, Attachment, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Causation, Karma, Precepts, Religion,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Feb 27 2010
The Inanimate Teaching of the Dharma Continuous Practice, Conversation, Ego, Offering, Posture, Separation, Subject-and-...	Ross Blum	Feb 20 2010
Vashubandu Class Serial: BZ-02085 Class 3 of 4 Attachment, Birth-and-Death, Building, Continuous Practice, Ego, Four Foundations of...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 15 2010 3
Vashubandu Class Serial: BZ-02083 Class 2 of 4 Discrimination, Demons, Nirvana Sutra, Intuition, Karma, Passions, Cultivation,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 14 2010 2
Shakyamuni Buddha's Parinirvana Conversation, Funeral, Instruction, Nirvana, Practice Period, Separation, Soto Zen,...	Ron Nestor	Feb 13 2010
The Advantage of New Years New Year, Happiness, Bodhidharma, Emotions, Impermanence, Precepts, Culture, Fox, Vow...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Jan 02 2010
Precepts and Illusion: Living the Truth Precepts, Vow, Commitment	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Nov 23 2009
Nurturing Compassion Through Egg Wisdom Study, Vow, Karmic Consciousness	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Nov 01 2009
Summary of Practice Ego, Instruction, Mindfulness, War, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Vow, Enthusiasm, Diversity...	Richard Haefele	Sep 12 2009
Zen Silence and Self-Acceptance Path Bell, Monkey Mind, Silence, Vow	Edward Espe Brown	Jun 24 2009
Transformation of Consciousness into the Eight-fold Wisdom Serial: BZ-02045 Be careful of estatic states', Sesshin Day 4 Homeless Kodo, Silent Illumination, Offering, Gratitude, Silent Illumination, Evil,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 20 2009 Berkeley Zen Center
Continuous Practice Serial: BZ-02044 Shuso talk Practice Period, Continuous Practice, Conversation, Intimacy, Happiness, Passions,...	Ryushin Andrea Thach	Jun 19 2009
Class 4 Practice Instructions Don't Know Mind, Birth-and-Death, Silent Illumination, Emotions, Duality,...		Jun 04 2009
More Light Anger, Darkness-and-Light, Instruction, Light-and-Darkness, Ordinary Mind, Passions,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	May 23 2009
Who is That One? Serial: BZ-02028 Shakyamuni and Maitreya are servants of That One, One-Day Sitting Non-duality, Dharmakaya, Sambhogakaya, Nirmanakaya, MM-45, Big Mind, Practice Period...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 09 2009 Berkeley Zen Center
Playful Paths to Enlightenment Posture, Vow, Enlightenment	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Apr 25 2009
Interdependence: Rituals of Enlightenment Love, Enlightenment, Vow	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Apr 24 2009
Questions and Answers in Buddhism Buddha Mind, Evil, Heart Sutra, Lotus Sutra, Religion, Right Speech, Teacher-and-...	Kosei Laurie Senauke	Apr 18 2009
Bodhisattva Vows Vow, Liberation, Evil, Precepts, Passions, Buddha Nature, Samsara, Oneness, Bell,...	Robert Rosenbaum	Mar 14 2009

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