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Bodhisattva-
la
la(Skt.). Rules of discipline for the forming of a
bodhisattva
, which are obligatory in
Mah
y
na
Buddhism for both monks and laypeople. They are laid down in the
Brahmajala-s
tra
. They are not rigid, in the sense that they can be broken if the welfare of another is at stake.
bodhisattva
, which are obligatory in
Mah
ynaBuddhism for both monks and laypeople. They are laid down in the
Brahmajala-s
tra. They are not rigid, in the sense that they can be broken if the welfare of another is at stake.
Bodhisattva vow
(Skt.,
pra
idh
na
). The vow in
Mah
y
na
Buddhism to follow the six
p
ramit
s
(perfections) and attain Buddhahood, the taking of which is deemed as the first entering of the Mah
y
na path. The core of the bodhisattva vow is: ‘I vow to attain enlightenment for the sake of all sentient beings’. For the ‘four great vows’ in Zen, see
HONGAN
SHIGUSEIGAN.
pra
idhna). The vow in
Mah
ynaBuddhism to follow the six
p
ramits(perfections) and attain Buddhahood, the taking of which is deemed as the first entering of the Mah
yna path. The core of the bodhisattva vow is: ‘I vow to attain enlightenment for the sake of all sentient beings’. For the ‘four great vows’ in Zen, seeHONGAN
SHIGUSEIGAN.
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