The Bodhisattva Doctrine in Buddhist Sanskrit Literature c8.s8.9

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These Factors of Enlightenment are mentioned in several passages of Buddhist Sanskrit literature (Dh. S., Section 49; M. Vy., Section 43; Lal. V., 34.3 ff.; Divy., 208.9; M. S. Al., 144; Da. Bhū., 39; Çikṣā, 144.10; Pr. Pā. Ҫata., 1437, etc.). They are called bodhy-aṅgikā dharmāḥ in the Da. Bhū. (57.22). According to the scheme of ten bhūmis, outlined in that treatise, the bodhy-aṅgas are associated with all the bhūmis. This teaching shows that the Mahāyānists also attached considerable importance to them. The Equipment (sambhāra) of the bodhy-aṅgas serves to enlighten a bodhisattva with regard to the true nature of all phenomena.306 He accumulates and acquires this Equipment with unflagging zeal, and is never satisfied with his achievement.307