In Mahayana Buddhism, bodhicitta ("enlightenment-mind" or "the thought of awakening") is the mind (citta) that is aimed at awakening (bodhi), with wisdom...
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In Mahāyāna Buddhism, a bodhisattva refers to anyone who has generated bodhicitta, a spontaneous wish and compassionate mind to attain Buddhahood for the...
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Bodhisattvacaryāvatāra has ten chapters dedicated to the development of bodhicitta (the mind of enlightenment) through the practice of the six perfections...
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] It's the seventh slogan, under Relative Bodhicitta[importance?], in Lojong. And is aspirational Bodhicitta precepts training in the Longchen Nyingthig...
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Luminous mind (section Bodhicitta)
Theravāda Abhidhamma. The later schools of the Mahayana identify it with bodhicitta and tathagatagarbha. The luminosity of mind is of central importance in...
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Shantideva (section Bodhicitta)
is the central focus for both of the texts attributed to Shantideva. Bodhicitta is the mind that is focused on attaining the status of bodhisattva. The...
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concepts is called "bodhicitta". There are two kinds of Bodhicitta. They are relative and absolute bodhicitta. In relative bodhicitta, one learns about...
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and its causes, generate bodhicitta with irreversible resolve. Once Atiśa has described the importance of generating bodhicitta, he provides a prayer used...
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patience, effort, concentration and wisdom in order to fulfill their bodhicitta aim of attaining buddhahood for the sake of all beings. The vow is commonly...
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of the most influential figures in Japanese Zen Buddhism, who regarded bodhicitta, working for the benefit of others, as the ultimate concern of Zen-training...
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