Explanation of the bodhisattva precepts to avoid not accepting gifts and not teaching the Dharma when sincerely requested.
Bodhisattva ethical restraints: Auxiliary vows 6-7
Teachings from 2012 on the aspiring and engaging Bodhisattva ethical restraints, precepts to guide our behaviour as we work to attain Buddhahood for the sake of all sentient beings. View as a series: Bodhisattva Ethical Restraints. See the lamrim section for more teachings.
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Teachings from 2012 on the aspiring and engaging Bodhisattva ethical restraints, precepts to guide our behaviour as we work to attain Buddhahood for the sake of all sentient beings. View as a series: Bodhisattva Ethical Restraints. See the lamrim section for more teachings.
Bodhisattva ethical restraints: Auxiliary vows 4-5
Bringing the precepts into real life situations and an explanation of when not following a precept does not constitute a misdeed.
Bodhisattva ethical restraints: Auxiliary vows 2-4
Auxiliary precepts covering not respecting one’s seniors, following strong desire and dissatisfaction, and not answering questions which were sincerely asked.
Bodhisattva ethical restraints: Vow 18 and auxiliary vow 1
An explanation of the final root bodhisattva vow and the four binding factors that make a transgression complete, followed by the first of the secondary vows.
Bodhisattva ethical restraints: Vows 15-17
Dharma bliss and where the seed syllable meditation fits into our Dharma practice. Bodhisattva precepts and the four reliances.
Bodhisattva ethical restraints: Vows 12-14
A reminder of the preciousness of the opportunity to do retreat followed by a continuation of the teachings on the bodhisattva vows.
Bodhisattva ethical restraints: Vows 9-11
Explanation of the bodhisattva precepts which concern holding wrong views, demolishing people’s habitats, and teaching emptiness to people who are unprepared.
Bodhisattva ethical restraints: Vows 6-8
The precepts concerning denying that the Buddha’s teachings are truly so, causing monastics to disrobe, and committing the five heinous actions.
Bodhisattva ethical restraints: Vows 4-5
The vows regarding abandoning the Mahayana and stealing from the Three Jewels.
Bodhisattva ethical restraints: Introduction and vows 1-3
Explanation of the first three vows according to a commentary by Dagpo Rinpoche which uses Tsongkhapa’s explanation.