བྱང་ཆབ་སམས་དཔའ་སྤྱད་པ་ལ་འཇག་པ 2

2

In the language of India: Bodhisattvacaryāvatāra. In the language of Tibet: Byang chub sems dpa'i spyod pa la 'jug pa (Engaging in the Bodhisattva Conduct).
Homage to all the Buddhas and bodhisattvas.

Respectfully bowing to the Sugatas endowed with the dharmakāya, along with their sons,
And to all those worthy of homage,
I shall explain concisely according to scripture
The engagement in the discipline of the sons of the Sugatas.
There is nothing stated here that has not been said before,
Nor do I possess skill in composition;
Therefore, I have no intention to benefit others;
I have composed this only to cultivate my own mind.
Through this, the force of my own faith
May temporarily increase in order to cultivate virtue;
And if someone else of equal fortune
Should happen to see this, it may prove meaningful.
These freedoms and advantages are extremely difficult to obtain;
Having attained the means to achieve human aims,
If one does not accomplish benefit in this [life],