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).

In Pure Land Buddhism, the Original Vow, or Fundamental Vow (本願, hongan) refers to a forty eight part vow that Amitābha Buddha made (when he was a bodhisattva long ago). The term is often used to refer solely to the 18th vow in particular, which is very important for Pure Land Buddhist doctrine, especially in Japanese Buddhism .

2019年2月24日 · The Bodhisattva Vows are vows taken formally by a Buddhist to do exactly that. The vows are also an expression of bodhicitta, the desire to realize enlightenment for the sake of others.

2020年1月6日 · The key to the Buddhist practice of vow is that it can work on us at many different levels, not just the level of the conscious self with an agenda. I see five critical aspects of Buddhist vows that make them effective in giving shape to our lives even though our self-nature is a causal flow we can never totally control:

2020年8月1日 · “‘If, when I attain Buddhahood, there should be hell, the realm of hungry spirits, or the realm of animals in my land, may I not attain the perfect enlightenment. If, when I attain Buddhahood, the humans and devas in my land, should, after their death, return once more to the three evil realms, may I not attain the perfect enlightenment.

The bodhisattva vow (Skt. bodhisattvapraṇidhāna; T. byang chub sem pa'i smon lam; C. pusa yuan 菩薩願) is taken as a commitment to become a bodhisattva, one who works to lead all beings to the state of enlightenment.

2016年1月1日 · A bodhisattva is a person who lives in the spirit of Buddhism’s bodhisattva vow, committing to put others before oneself, to give up one’s own well-being — even one’s own enlightenment — for the sake of others. There is an unbroken lineage of bodhisattvas, springing from the great bodhisattvas Avalokiteshvara, Vajrapani, and Manjushri.

In Buddhism, a vow is a promise, a commitment, a resolution that seals our intention. Vows are typically taken in front of a witness, a mentor or teacher whom we deeply revere and hope never to let down. If we don’t have a teacher, we can take the vow mentally or in front of an image of the Buddha until such time as a teacher appears in our life.

A vow (sdom-pa) is a subtle invisible form on a mental continuum, which shapes behavior. Specifically, it is a restraint from an "uncommendable action" ( kha-na ma-tho-ba ), either one that is naturally destructive ( rang-bzhin-gyi kha-na ma-tho-ba ) or one that Buddha prohibited ( bcas-pa'i kha-na ma-tho-ba ) for specific individuals who are ...

The Sixteen Bodhisattva Precepts are an essential part of Zen practice. They are taken in ordinations and other ceremonies such as weddings and funerals, as well as every month in the renewal of vows during Full Moon Ceremonies. One translation commonly used at Zen Center is given below. (See also the full text of the Full Moon Ceremony.) Three ...