菩薩受齋經 1.3

1.3

The Buddha told Subhūti: 'A bodhisattva has ten recollections, which one should guard. What are the ten recollections? One should be mindful of the past buddhas: this is a bodhisattva practice. One should be mindful of the future buddhas: this is a bodhisattva practice. One should be mindful of all present buddhas of the ten directions: this is a bodhisattva practice. One should be mindful of the śīla-pāramitā and maintaining the precepts: this is a bodhisattva practice. One should be mindful of the dhyāna-pāramitā: this is a bodhisattva practice. One should be mindful of upāyakauśalya: this is a bodhisattva practice. One should be mindful of the prajñā-pāramitā: this is a bodhisattva practice. One should be mindful of the dhyāna and samādhi of the sixty thousand bodhisattvas in the presence of Amitābha Buddha: this is a bodhisattva practice. One should be mindful of the past, future, and present upādhyāyas and ācāryas: this is a bodhisattva practice. These are the ten recollections. If anyone generates the resolve to seek the bodhisattva path and practice dhyāna, they should contemplate them daily. These are the ten matters; not recollecting them constitutes defiled practice.'