The Bodhisattva Vow Condensed Meaning

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The commentary, The Bodhisattva Vow, has five parts:
The method for receiving and maintaining the Bodhisattva vows has five parts:
The method for completing the vows and trainings of a Bodhisattva has three parts:

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Headings 4-6

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An explanation of the downfalls of the Bodhisattva vows has two parts:
A method for purifying downfalls has two parts:
An explanation of the practice has three parts:

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Headings 7-9

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The actual practice has three parts:
Purifying non-virtuous actions has four parts:
The actual trainings of a Bodhisattva has six parts:

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Headings 10-12

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The perfection of giving has three parts:
The perfection of moral discipline has three parts:
The perfection of patience has three parts:

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The commentary, The Bodhisattva Vow, has five parts:

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1 Introduction
2 The method for receiving and maintaining the Bodhisattva vows
3 The method for completing the vows and trainings of a Bodhisattva
4 The results
5 Dedication

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The method for receiving and maintaining the Bodhisattva vows has five parts:

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1 Taking the refuge vows
2 Generating bodhichitta
3 Maintaining aspiring bodhichitta by means of ritual
4 Receiving the Bodhisattva vows
5 Maintaining joy and conscientiousness

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The method for completing the vows and trainings of a Bodhisattva has three parts:

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1 An explanation of the downfalls of the Bodhisattva vows
2 A method for purifying downfalls
3 The actual trainings of a Bodhisattva

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An explanation of the downfalls of the Bodhisattva vows has two parts:

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1 The forty-six secondary downfalls
2 The eighteen root downfalls

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A method for purifying downfalls has two parts:

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1 The Mahayana Sutra of the Three Superior Heaps
2 An explanation of the practice

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An explanation of the practice has three parts:

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1 An introduction to the practice
2 The visualization
3 The actual practice

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The actual practice has three parts:

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1 Purifying non-virtuous actions
2 Dedicating virtue
3 Conclusion

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Purifying non-virtuous actions has four parts:

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1 The power of reliance
2 The power of the opponent force
3 The power of regret
4 The power of promise

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The actual trainings of a Bodhisattva has six parts:

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1 The perfection of giving
2 The perfection of moral discipline
3 The perfection of patience
4 The perfection of effort
5 The perfection of mental stabilization
6 The perfection of wisdom

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The perfection of giving has three parts:

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1 Giving material things
2 Giving Dharma
3 Giving fearlessness

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The perfection of moral discipline has three parts:

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1 The moral discipline of restraint
2 The moral discipline of gathering virtuous Dharmas
3 The moral discipline of benefiting living beings

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The perfection of patience has three parts:

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1 The patience of not retaliating
2 The patience of voluntarily enduring suffering
3 The patience of definitely thinking about Dharma