Aspects of Mahayana Buddhism and its Relation to Hinayana c9.8

Aspects of Mahāyāna Buddhism and its Relation to Hīnayāna c9.8

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c9.8

(2) *Bodhisattva-prātimokṣa-sūtra*⁴, containing many rules of the Prātimokṣa type mixed up with admonitions characteristic of the Mahāyāna texts; it contains, e.g., rules regarding the duties of a disciple towards his Ācārya, Upādhyāya, Sahadharmika, etc., as also sermons on dāna, kṣānti, self-preservation, the duties of gṛhi-bodhisattvas and so forth.

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Bodhisattvaprātimokṣasūtra — Sanskrit
Bodhisattvacaryānirdeśa — Sanskrit
Bodhicaryāvatāra — Śāntideva, Sanskrit