勝鬘寶窟 1.64

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1.64

Third, the section on the essence and characteristics: strictly speaking, the mind of bodhi (bodhicitta) is the essence of the vows. As the Saddharmapuṇḍarīka-sūtra says: "The vow for omniscient knowledge remains intact and is not lost." Because one vows to attain omniscient knowledge, it is called the vow for omniscient knowledge, which is the mind of bodhi. Furthermore, the Daśabhūmikā-śāstra states: "'One whose vows are well-determined' means that in the first bhūmi it speaks of giving rise to the mind of bodhi, which one should know is the vow belonging to one's own fundamental duty."

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