Bodhisattva Precepts

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The Sixteen Bodhisattva Precepts are the basic teaching of Zen Buddhism ; akin to the Ten Commandments of Judaism and Christianity.

Contents 1 The Sixteen Bodhisattva Precepts 1.1 The Three Treasures 1.2 The Three Pure Precepts 1.3 The Ten Grave Precepts 2 References

[edit] The Sixteen Bodhisattva Precepts

Many various translations exist, the following is used by John Daido Loori, Roshi at the Zen Mountain Monastery^[1]:

[edit] The Three Treasures

• Taking refuge in the Buddha
• Taking refuge in the Dharma
• Taking refuge in the Sangha

[edit] The Three Pure Precepts

• Do not create Evil
• Practice Good
• Actualize Good For Others

[edit] The Ten Grave Precepts

• Affirm life – Do not kill
• Be giving – Do not steal
• Honor the body – Do not misuse sexuality
• Manifest truth – Do not lie
• Proceed clearly – Do not cloud the mind
• See the perfection – Do not speak of others errors and faults
• Realize self and other as one – Do not elevate the self and blame others
• Give generously – Do not be withholding
• Actualize harmony – Do not be angry
• Experience the intimacy of things – Do not defile the Three Treasures

[edit] References

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