Essence of the Mahayana Teachings
author: Khenpo Samdup
edition: 2015, Majnu ka Tila
pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9780986446016
Topic: Mahayana
3.3.5 - How to Take the Vows
This page describes How to Take the Vows which is part 3.3.5 located on page 74 in the book: Essence of the Mahayana Teachings by Khenpo Samdup. This book is a commentary on Jigten Sumgon’s Lam Rim text and contains the summarized essence of the Buddha’s teachings contained within the Sutras and Tantras. It is part of the series “the four trainings�. This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “How to Take the Vows� according to 225 books dealing with Buddhism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
The Great Chariot [by Longchenpa]
Renunciates take the vows of a monk, shramanera, or novice, And discipline of guarding both the two bodhicittas Here, in addition to whichever of the seven pratimoksha or self-liberation vows may be appropriate, there is the vow of bodhisattva discipline, including vows of arousing the two bodhicittas of aspiring and entering. The single bodhisattva vow has no divisions corresponding with the seven families of personal enlightenment....
Read full contents: Part 10b.2) The six perfections: Discipline
Jataka tales [English], Volume 1-6 [by Robert Chalmers]
Therefore to sabbath vow for help I run, That passion never more come back to me. " "Carrion to thee is food both rich and rare, Corpses on charnel-ground that rotting lie. Why doth a Jackal thirst and hunger bear? Why take the sabbath vows upon him, why?" "I found an elephant, and liked the meat So well, within his belly I did stay....
Read full contents: Jataka 490: Panc-Uposatha-jataka
Hevajra Tantra (analytical study) [by Seung Ho Nam]
The three are the Differentiated, the Undifferentiated and the Extremely Undifferentiated Application of the Vow. The Undifferentiated Application of the Vow [explained in this chapter 6 of Part I) is given for those practitioners of the medium sensibility....
Read full contents: 2.2. Vows and Pledges
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[Essence of the Mahayana Teachings: index]
[About the author (Khenpo Samdup)]
[Introduction]