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endless. In some texts¹ an attempt has been made to arrange the duties and virtues in a gradual order in ten stages (bhūmis). The keynote of the Bodhisattva practices is self-sacrifice for the good of others with a firm resolution for the attainment of bodhi. The practices mentioned in the Mahāvastu are not only much less elaborate than those found in the later texts, but also are not in a progressive order. Briefly, these are as follows:—