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Practice

Practice wisdom and compassion as a way of life

Introduction

The application of bodhicitta in practice is central to the Mahāyāna pursuit of full enlightenment for the sake of all sentient beings. According to Mahāyāna masters, bodhicitta is a prerequisite for a practice or path to qualify as a Mahāyāna path leading to the state of a fully awakened buddha. Only when the practice is motivated or informed by bodhicitta (byang chub sems kyi rtsis zin pa) can it be considered as a bona fide part of the Mahāyāna path. Thus, the masters strongly recommend the cultivation of the altruistic thought of bodhicitta before beginning any project or activity. This is because, in the Buddhist system, the moral value of an action is determined by the quality of intention or the state of the mind.

Buddhist masters teach that mind can be in any of the three states:

A virtuous state with positive thoughts and emotions, such as thirst for knowledge, devotion, compassion, love, etc.
A nonvirtuous state with negative thoughts and emotions, such as arrogance, hatred, jealousy, etc.
A neutral state with neither positive nor negative states of mind.

Furthermore, the virtuous mind can be of three types:

An inferior mind wishing happiness and well-being in this mundane world.
A middling mind wishing a higher state of lasting happiness, fulfillment, and freedom beyond the ordinary world.
A superior mind wishing a higher state of lasting happiness for all sentient beings.

This last superior mind is bodhicitta and the one recommended by the Mahāyāna masters before beginning any project or activity.

Khunu Lama Tenzin Gyaltsen, a twentieth-century teacher of bodhicitta, thus writes in The Jewel Lamp: A Praise of Bodhicitta (Byang chub sems kyi bstod pa rin chen sgron ma):

Should one launch something, launch with bodhicitta. Should one think of something, think of bodhicitta. Should one analyze something, analyze with bodhicitta. Should one examine something, examine with bodhicitta. (v. 98)^[1]

Patrul Rinpoche, a paragon of bodhicitta practice in nineteenth-century Tibet, also proclaimed in his Aspiration to Generate Bodhicitta (Bskal mang gong nas sogs):

If present, this alone is sufficient for reaching buddhahood. If this is absent, one is handicapped in reaching buddhahood. May I generate this pure thought of awakening, The unmistaken seed of buddhahood. (v. 6)^[2]

In the beginning, a practitioner must cultivate the mind (cittotpāda) of awakening through a concerted effort by taking the bodhisattva vow repeatedly, engaging in the various contemplative techniques, receiving teachings on bodhicitta and bodhisattva practices, and utilizing other methods. Gradually, one would become accustomed to thinking of bodhicitta, which would also become stronger and constant. When bodhicitta naturally arises without effort, a person is said to have formally become a bodhisattva. Thus, Jigme Lingpa said:

It is more important to have the supreme mind naturally arise than to consciously cultivate it.^[3]

However, a beginner must make a contrived effort to generate bodhicitta, firstly by cultivating the aspiring bodhicitta and then by engaging in the practice of engaged bodhicitta. Śāntideva presents the distinction between the two in the following verses from his text The Way of the Bodhisattva (Bodhicaryāvatāra):

Bodhichitta, the awakened mind, Is known in brief to have two aspects: First, aspiring, bodhichitta in intention; Then active bodhichitta, practical engagement.

Verse 1.15

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བྱང་ཆུབ་སེམས་དེ་མདོར་བསྡུས་ན། །

རྣམ་པ་གཉིས་སུ་ཤེས་བྱ་སྟེ། ། བྱང་ཆུབ་སྨོན་པའི་སེམས་དང་ནི། །

བྱང་ཆུབ་འཇུག་པ་ཉིད་ཡིན་ནོ། །

As corresponding to the wish to go And then to setting out, The wise should understand respectively The difference that divides these two.

Verse 1.16

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འགྲོ་བར་འདོད་དང་འགྲོ་བ་ཡི། །

བྱེ་བྲག་ཇི་ལྟར་ཤེས་པ་ལྟར། ། དེ་བཞིན་མཁས་པས་འདི་གཉིས་ཀྱི། །

བྱེ་བྲག་རིམ་བཞིན་ཤེས་པར་བྱ། །

One must first have the thought to take all sentient beings to the state of the Buddha just as one must first have the thought to go to Bodh Gaya before one starts the journey. Having generated the strong motivation to take all sentient beings to buddhahood, one must then engage in the actual paths and practices which lead them to the goal. The bodhisattva road consists of a long and arduous practice of the six perfections: giving, discipline, patience, effort, meditation and wisdom. These six topics cover the entire range of practices a person must take up as a bodhisattva to reach buddhahood. They also include the practice of both relative bodhicitta, or the moral mental resolve to take all sentient beings to the state of full awakening, and ultimate bodhicitta, which is the deep understanding and experience of the ultimate nature of all things.

↑ brtsam na byang chub sems las brtsam// bsam na byang chub sems nyid bsam// dpyad na byang chub sems su dpyad// brtag na byang chub sems la brtag//. Khunu Lama Tenzin Gyaltsen, Byang chub sems kyi bstod pa rin chen sgron ma (Dharamsala: Dga' ldan pho brang, 2018), 29, http://purl.bdrc.io/resource/MW8LS66303.
↑ yod na sangs rgyas sgrub la des chog cing/ /med na sangs rgyas sgrub la thabs chags pa/ /sangs rgyas 'grub pa'i sa bon ma nor ba/ /rnam dag byang chub sems mchog bskyed par shog. See Patrul Rinpoche, Bskal mang gong nas sogs, in Gsung 'bum o rgyan 'jigs med chos kyi dbang po (Chengdu: Si khron mi rigs dpe skrun khang, 2003), 8: 356, http://purl.bdrc.io/resource/MW24829_B101CB.
↑ Jigme Lingpa, Yon tan rin po che'i mdzod kyi rgya cher 'grel pa bden gnyis shing rta rgyu mtshan nyid kyi theg pa'i skor, in Gsung 'bum 'jigs med gling pa (Gangtok, Sikkim: Sonam T. Kazi, 1970–75), 1: 246b, http://purl.bdrc.io/resource/MW1KG10193_E90C9C.

Bodhicitta in Practice

Cultivating bodhicitta involves reflection, meditation, ethical conduct, and guidance from qualified teachers, and is formalized through the bodhisattva vow.

Generating Bodhicitta - The Mind of Awakening

Generating bodhicitta—the awakening mind—forms the foundation of the bodhisattva path. This transformative practice begins with recognizing the precious rarity of human existence and cultivating unwavering faith in enlightenment's possibility. Through developing immeasurable compassion for all suffering beings and finding guidance from an authentic spiritual teacher, practitioners prepare to undertake the profound bodhisattva vow. The formal ceremony involves purification through the seven-limb prayer, mind training through the four immeasurables, and the actual taking of vows to dedicate one's life to liberating all sentient beings from suffering.

Start the Journey

Generating Bodhicitta: The Bodhisattva Vow

Protecting Bodhicitta - Training on the Path

Once bodhicitta is generated and the practitioner takes the bodhisattva vow, this mind of awakening must be vigilantly protected through precise moral discipline. This commitment entails three interconnected practices: avoiding harmful actions that corrupt the awakened mind, actively cultivating virtue through the six perfections, and dedicating oneself completely to benefiting all beings. The bodhisattva navigates specific precepts—from fundamental prohibitions against deception and abandoning beings to detailed guidelines governing speech, conduct, and intention. When transgressions occur, immediate confession and remediation through powerful purification practices restore the practitioner's spiritual integrity, ensuring the precious bodhicitta remains luminous and effective in its compassionate mission.

Safeguard Your Awakened Heart

Protecting Bodhicitta: The Bodhisattva Precepts

Enhancing Bodhicitta - Progressing on the Path

Enhancing bodhicitta represents the crucial next phase in bodhisattva practice—transforming initial compassionate intention into unwavering spiritual power. This enhancement involves intensive practices that dissolve the artificial boundary between self and others. Through profound meditation techniques like tonglen (giving and taking), contemplating all beings as one's mother across countless lifetimes, and cultivating the four immeasurable thoughts of loving-kindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity, practitioners systematically dismantle self-centered thinking. The goal is radical: completely exchanging self-cherishing for other-cherishing, recognizing that genuine happiness emerges only through dedicating oneself entirely to alleviating universal suffering and nurturing the enlightenment of all sentient beings.

Expand Your Awakened Heart

Enhancing Bodhicitta: The Bodhisattva Practices
- Enhancing Aspiring Bodhicitta
- Enhancing Engaged Bodhicitta
  - The Practice of the Six Perfections

Living Traditions of Practice

Patrul Rinpoche

In nineteenth-century Tibet, the Bodhicaryāvatāra was largely confined to major monastic centers, known primarily to scholarly elites. Patrul Rinpoche Orgyen Jigme Chökyi Wangpo (དཔལ་སྤྲུལ་རིན་པོ་ཆེ་ཨོ་རྒྱན་འཇིགས་མེད་ཆོས་ཀྱི་དབང་པོ། 1808–1887) transformed this reality, teaching Śāntideva's classic text over one hundred times throughout eastern Tibet and making it accessible to monastics and laypeople alike. So profound was his influence that contemporaries regarded him as an emanation of Śāntideva himself. Rather than composing a full commentary, Patrul created practical guides—including his Step-by-Step Practice Manual and distinctive "three opportunities" method—that emphasized direct application over scholarly analysis, with bodhicitta as the foundation of all practice. His revolutionary approach democratized access to these teachings, establishing networks of study centers and inspiring a remarkable lineage of disciples including Ju Mipham and Khenpo Kunpal, whose commentaries sparked important philosophical debates and preserved his oral tradition. Living with radical simplicity, carrying only the Bodhicaryāvatāra and one other text as his daily prayers, Patrul Rinpoche ensured that Śāntideva's words became not merely an object of study but a living practice tradition that continues to flourish today.

Learn More about Patrul Rinpoche

Khunu Lama Tenzin Gyaltsen

In modern times, few people have been more influential in the spread of Buddhism and the teaching of bodhicitta than His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama. Yet the Dalai Lama points to Khunu Lama as the teacher who most profoundly shaped his understanding of bodhicitta and The Way of the Bodhisattva. Khunu Lama Tenzin Gyaltsen (ཁུ་ནུ་བླ་མ་བསྟན་འཛིན་རྒྱལ་མཚན་ 1894/1895—1977) stands as one of the most influential yet humble Buddhist masters of the modern era, whose profound teachings on bodhicitta—the compassionate aspiration for enlightenment—shaped an entire generation of practitioners. The Dalai Lama called him the "Shantideva of our time," recognizing his extraordinary embodiment of compassion and wisdom. A teacher of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, especially for the Bodhicaryāvatāra, for which he held Patrul Rinpoche's lineage, Khunu Lama's teachings were particularly sought after by the young Dalai Lama for clarifying complex philosophical concepts. Revered by many as the very embodiment of altruism, his masterwork The Jewel Lamp: A Praise of Bodhicitta continues to inspire practitioners worldwide, cementing his legacy as a bridge between traditional wisdom and contemporary understanding.

Learn More about Khunu Lama Rinpoche

The Fourteenth Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso

His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso (བསྟན་འཛིན་རྒྱ་མཚོ། born 1935), has done more than perhaps anyone else to spread the teachings of bodhicitta worldwide, carrying forward a precious lineage that flows from Patrul Rinpoche through Khunu Lama directly to him. As perhaps the most recognized Buddhist teacher in the modern world, he received the transmission of Śāntideva's Bodhicaryāvatāra from Khunu Lama—who himself held Patrul Rinpoche's lineage—and has stated that "if I have any understanding of compassion and the bodhisattva path, it all comes from studying this text." Following the Chinese occupation of Tibet in 1959 and his escape to India, His Holiness has taught the Bodhicaryāvatāra extensively to audiences numbering in the tens of thousands across continents, making these profound teachings accessible to millions worldwide. He has also championed Khunu Lama's masterwork The Jewel Lamp, teaching it repeatedly. His Holiness continues to demonstrate through his life and global teachings how bodhicitta offers humanity's most profound response to suffering and the surest path to genuine flourishing in our interconnected world.

Learn More about The 14th Dalai Lama

More Resources

Delve deeper here with more resources for your practice.

Recitation Guide for The Way of the Bodhisattva

A Method for Reciting the Text Engaging in Bodhisattva Conducts: A Stream of Blessings, by Dam tshig rdo rje (Mkhan po chos rje)

Guide

The Way of the Bodhisattva Illuminated: Stories The Way of the Bodhisattva

Stories for young and old from the tradition Buddhist texts.

Guide

The Practices of the Bodhisattva

Explore the practices of the bodhisattva expounded by Śāntideva.

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Generating Bodhicitta

Preliminary Practices

The Bodhisattva Vow

Protecting Bodhicitta

Cultivating Discipline

Cultivating Patience

Perfecting Bodhicitta

Cultivating Diligence

Cultivating Concentration

Cultivating Wisdom

Dedication of Merit

The Training of the Bodhisattva

Explore the training of the Bodhisattva path as laid out by Śāntideva in the Śikṣāsamuccaya.

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Śāntideva's Approach to the Bodhisattva Training

Training: Giving

Training: Protecting

Training: Purifying

Training: Increasing

Śāntideva

Person

The Way of the Bodhisattva

Book

Bodhicaryâvatâra: La marche vers l'éveil (1992)

Book

The Other Doorways

Discover

Begin here. Discover the basics of bodhicitta, its meaning and purpose, and learn about the main concepts of the Mahayana path. Get to know the people and texts on this website, and find key resources for beginners.

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Explore

The understanding and practice of bodhicitta depends on the knowledge of the stories, key concepts, texts, and people associated with it. Explore bodhicitta, the desire to seek the ultimate happiness for all sentient beings.

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Study

Delve deeper into the study of bodhicitta and its associated theory, practice, and traditions by reading the core texts, the most popular of which is The Way of the Bodhisattva by Śāntideva.

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[1] brtsam na byang chub sems las brtsam// bsam na byang chub sems nyid bsam// dpyad na byang chub sems su dpyad// brtag na byang chub sems la brtag//. Khunu Lama Tenzin Gyaltsen, Byang chub sems kyi bstod pa rin chen sgron ma (Dharamsala: Dga' ldan pho brang, 2018), 29, http://purl.bdrc.io/resource/MW8LS66303.

[2] yod na sangs rgyas sgrub la des chog cing/ /med na sangs rgyas sgrub la thabs chags pa/ /sangs rgyas 'grub pa'i sa bon ma nor ba/ /rnam dag byang chub sems mchog bskyed par shog. See Patrul Rinpoche, Bskal mang gong nas sogs, in Gsung 'bum o rgyan 'jigs med chos kyi dbang po (Chengdu: Si khron mi rigs dpe skrun khang, 2003), 8: 356, http://purl.bdrc.io/resource/MW24829_B101CB.

[3] Jigme Lingpa, Yon tan rin po che'i mdzod kyi rgya cher 'grel pa bden gnyis shing rta rgyu mtshan nyid kyi theg pa'i skor, in Gsung 'bum 'jigs med gling pa (Gangtok, Sikkim: Sonam T. Kazi, 1970–75), 1: 246b, http://purl.bdrc.io/resource/MW1KG10193_E90C9C.

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+	|text=The application of bodhicitta in practice is central to the Mahāyāna pursuit of full enlightenment for the sake of all sentient beings. According to Mahāyāna masters, bodhicitta is a prerequisite for a practice or path to qualify as a Mahāyāna path leading to the state of a fully awakened buddha. Only when the practice is motivated or informed by bodhicitta (''byang chub sems kyi rtsis zin pa'') can it be considered as a bona fide part of the Mahāyāna path. Thus, the masters strongly recommend the cultivation of the altruistic thought of bodhicitta before beginning any project or activity. This is because, in the Buddhist system, the moral value of an action is determined by the quality of intention or the state of the mind.
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+		Patrul Rinpoche, a paragon of bodhicitta practice in nineteenth-century Tibet, also proclaimed in his ''Aspiration to Generate Bodhicitta'' (''Bskal mang gong nas sogs''):
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+		In the beginning, a practitioner must cultivate the mind (''cittotpāda'') of awakening through a concerted effort by taking the bodhisattva vow repeatedly, engaging in the various contemplative techniques, receiving teachings on bodhicitta and bodhisattva practices, and utilizing other methods. Gradually, one would become accustomed to thinking of bodhicitta, which would also become stronger and constant. When bodhicitta naturally arises without effort, a person is said to have formally become a bodhisattva. Thus, Jigme Lingpa said:
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+		However, a beginner must make a contrived effort to generate bodhicitta, firstly by cultivating the aspiring bodhicitta and then by engaging in the practice of engaged bodhicitta. Śāntideva presents the distinction between the two in the following verses from his text ''The Way of the Bodhisattva'' (''Bodhicaryāvatāra''):
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+*** [[Practice/Bodhicitta_in_Practice#Mind_Training|<i class="fa-sharp-duotone fa-solid fa-angle-right fa-xs align-baseline"></i>Mind Training]]
+*** [[Practice/Bodhicitta_in_Practice#The_Actual_Taking_of_the_Bodhisattva_Vow|<i class="fa-sharp-duotone fa-solid fa-angle-right fa-xs align-baseline"></i>The Actual Taking of the Bodhisattva Vow]]
+*** [[Practice/Bodhicitta_in_Practice#Concluding_Procedures|<i class="fa-sharp-duotone fa-solid fa-angle-right fa-xs align-baseline"></i>Concluding Procedures]]
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-		|text=Talk about practice traditions (Gom luk) of Śāntideva’s Teachings
-		Discuss historical developments in India (Dharmakīrti, Atiśa, et al.)
-		Discuss in Kadam tradition and others
-		Patrul Rinpoche – Nyima Changra - Khunu Rinpoche – Dalai Lama
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+	|header=Protecting Bodhicitta - Training on the Path
+	|text=Once bodhicitta is generated and the practitioner takes the bodhisattva vow, this mind of awakening must be vigilantly protected through precise moral discipline. This commitment entails three interconnected practices: avoiding harmful actions that corrupt the awakened mind, actively cultivating virtue through the six perfections, and dedicating oneself completely to benefiting all beings. The bodhisattva navigates specific precepts—from fundamental prohibitions against deception and abandoning beings to detailed guidelines governing speech, conduct, and intention. When transgressions occur, immediate confession and remediation through powerful purification practices restore the practitioner's spiritual integrity, ensuring the precious bodhicitta remains luminous and effective in its compassionate mission.
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+* [[Practice/Bodhicitta_in_Practice#Protecting_Bodhicitta:_The_Bodhisattva_Precepts|<i class="fa-sharp-duotone fa-solid fa-angle-right fa-xs align-baseline"></i>Protecting Bodhicitta: The Bodhisattva Precepts]]
+** [[Practice/Bodhicitta_in_Practice#The_Discipline_of_Abstaining_from_Misdeeds|<i class="fa-sharp-duotone fa-solid fa-angle-right fa-xs align-baseline"></i>The Discipline of Abstaining from Misdeeds]]
+*** [[Practice/Bodhicitta_in_Practice#Precepts_for_Aspiring_Bodhicitta|<i class="fa-sharp-duotone fa-solid fa-angle-right fa-xs align-baseline"></i>Precepts for Aspiring Bodhicitta]]
+*** [[Practice/Bodhicitta_in_Practice#Precepts_for_Engaged_Bodhicitta|<i class="fa-sharp-duotone fa-solid fa-angle-right fa-xs align-baseline"></i>Precepts for Engaged Bodhicitta]]
+*** [[Practice/Bodhicitta_in_Practice#Precepts_for_Both_Aspiring_and_Engaged_Bodhicitta|<i class="fa-sharp-duotone fa-solid fa-angle-right fa-xs align-baseline"></i>Precepts for Both Aspiring and Engaged Bodhicitta]]
+*** [[Practice/Bodhicitta_in_Practice#Minor_Downfalls|<i class="fa-sharp-duotone fa-solid fa-angle-right fa-xs align-baseline"></i>Minor Downfalls]]
+*** [[Practice/Bodhicitta_in_Practice#Making_Amends|<i class="fa-sharp-duotone fa-solid fa-angle-right fa-xs align-baseline"></i>Making Amends]]
+** [[Practice/Bodhicitta_in_Practice#The_Discipline_of_Gathering_Virtue|<i class="fa-sharp-duotone fa-solid fa-angle-right fa-xs align-baseline"></i>The Discipline of Gathering Virtue]]
+** [[Practice/Bodhicitta_in_Practice#The_Discipline_of_Benefitting_Sentient_Beings|<i class="fa-sharp-duotone fa-solid fa-angle-right fa-xs align-baseline"></i>The Discipline of Benefitting Sentient Beings]]
+*** [[Practice/Bodhicitta_in_Practice#Gift_Giving|<i class="fa-sharp-duotone fa-solid fa-angle-right fa-xs align-baseline"></i>Gift Giving]]
+*** [[Practice/Bodhicitta_in_Practice#Sweet_Words|<i class="fa-sharp-duotone fa-solid fa-angle-right fa-xs align-baseline"></i>Sweet Words]]
+*** [[Practice/Bodhicitta_in_Practice#Purposeful_Practice|<i class="fa-sharp-duotone fa-solid fa-angle-right fa-xs align-baseline"></i>Purposeful Practice]]
+*** [[Practice/Bodhicitta_in_Practice#Consistent_Engagement|<i class="fa-sharp-duotone fa-solid fa-angle-right fa-xs align-baseline"></i>Consistent Engagement]]
+** [[Practice/Bodhicitta_in_Practice#The_Four_Bodhisattva_Actions|<i class="fa-sharp-duotone fa-solid fa-angle-right fa-xs align-baseline"></i>The Four Bodhisattva Actions]]
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+	|text=Enhancing bodhicitta represents the crucial next phase in bodhisattva practice—transforming initial compassionate intention into unwavering spiritual power. This enhancement involves intensive practices that dissolve the artificial boundary between self and others. Through profound meditation techniques like ''tonglen'' (giving and taking), contemplating all beings as one's mother across countless lifetimes, and cultivating the four immeasurable thoughts of loving-kindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity, practitioners systematically dismantle self-centered thinking. The goal is radical: completely exchanging self-cherishing for other-cherishing, recognizing that genuine happiness emerges only through dedicating oneself entirely to alleviating universal suffering and nurturing the enlightenment of all sentient beings.
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+		|text=<i class="fa-sharp-duotone fa-solid fa-raindrops fa-fw mx-1" style="--fa-primary-color: #8e3c40; --fa-secondary-color: #8e3c40;"></i> Expand Your Awakened Heart <i class="fa-sharp-duotone fa-solid fa-expand-wide ml-1 fa-sm align-baseline" style="--fa-primary-color: #8e3c40; --fa-secondary-color: #8e3c40;"></i>
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+* [[Practice/Bodhicitta_in_Practice#Enhancing_Bodhicitta:_The_Bodhisattva_Practices|<i class="fa-sharp-duotone fa-solid fa-angle-right fa-xs align-baseline"></i>Enhancing Bodhicitta: The Bodhisattva Practices]]
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+** [[Practice/Bodhicitta_in_Practice#Enhancing_Aspiring_Bodhicitta|<i class="fa-sharp-duotone fa-solid fa-angle-right fa-xs align-baseline"></i>Enhancing Aspiring Bodhicitta]]
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+*** [[Practice/Bodhicitta_in_Practice#The_Exchange_between_Self_and_Others|<i class="fa-sharp-duotone fa-solid fa-angle-right fa-xs align-baseline"></i>The Exchange between Self and Others]]
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+*** [[Practice/Bodhicitta_in_Practice#Tonglen:_The_Practice_of_Exchange|<i class="fa-sharp-duotone fa-solid fa-angle-right fa-xs align-baseline"></i>Tonglen: The Practice of Exchange]]
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+*** [[Practice/Bodhicitta_in_Practice#Seven-Point_Instructions_of_Cause_and_Effect|<i class="fa-sharp-duotone fa-solid fa-angle-right fa-xs align-baseline"></i>Seven-Point Instructions of Cause and Effect]]
-					|header=The Practices of the Bodhisattva
+*** [[Practice/Bodhicitta_in_Practice#Four_Immeasurable_Thoughts|<i class="fa-sharp-duotone fa-solid fa-angle-right fa-xs align-baseline"></i>Four Immeasurable Thoughts]]
-					|text=Explore the practices of the bodhisattva expounded by Śāntideva.
+*** [[Practice/Bodhicitta_in_Practice#Compassion|<i class="fa-sharp-duotone fa-solid fa-angle-right fa-xs align-baseline"></i>Compassion]]
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+** [[Practice/Bodhicitta_in_Practice#Enhancing_Engaged_Bodhicitta|<i class="fa-sharp-duotone fa-solid fa-angle-right fa-xs align-baseline"></i>Enhancing Engaged Bodhicitta]]
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+*** [[Practice/Bodhicitta_in_Practice#The_Practice_of_the_Six_Perfections|<i class="fa-sharp-duotone fa-solid fa-angle-right fa-xs align-baseline"></i>The Practice of the Six Perfections]]
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-		|header=GENERATING BODHICITTA / ENTERING THE PATH
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-		Physical support (meditation on the precious human body, refer book, audio, etc.)
-		Mental support (faith, compassion, think of benefit of Bodhicitta)
-		The seven limbs of worship
-		Brief instructions on Prostration, offering, confession, rejoicing, entreaties, dedication
-		Mind Training – four immeasurables, sense of giving
-		Actual Stage
-		Taking refuge
-		Taking Bodhisattva vow
-		Concluding Stage
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-		|header=PROTECTING BODHICITTA / TRAINING ON THE PATH
-		|text=Precepts (list root vows, dos and don’ts from SSC mainly)
-		Four trainings from SSC
-		Vigilance, mindfulness, introspection
-		Tolerance and patience
-		Reasons for respecting sentient beings
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+	|text=In nineteenth-century Tibet, the ''Bodhicaryāvatāra'' was largely confined to major monastic centers, known primarily to scholarly elites. Patrul Rinpoche Orgyen Jigme Chökyi Wangpo (དཔལ་སྤྲུལ་རིན་པོ་ཆེ་ཨོ་རྒྱན་འཇིགས་མེད་ཆོས་ཀྱི་དབང་པོ། 1808–1887) transformed this reality, teaching Śāntideva's classic text over one hundred times throughout eastern Tibet and making it accessible to monastics and laypeople alike. So profound was his influence that contemporaries regarded him as an emanation of Śāntideva himself. Rather than composing a full commentary, Patrul created practical guides—including his ''Step-by-Step Practice Manual'' and distinctive "three opportunities" method—that emphasized direct application over scholarly analysis, with bodhicitta as the foundation of all practice. His revolutionary approach democratized access to these teachings, establishing networks of study centers and inspiring a remarkable lineage of disciples including Ju Mipham and Khenpo Kunpal, whose commentaries sparked important philosophical debates and preserved his oral tradition. Living with radical simplicity, carrying only the ''Bodhicaryāvatāra'' and one other text as his daily prayers, Patrul Rinpoche ensured that Śāntideva's words became not merely an object of study but a living practice tradition that continues to flourish today.
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+	|header=Khunu Lama Tenzin Gyaltsen <br> <small><em></em></small>
+	|text=In modern times, few people have been more influential in the spread of Buddhism and the teaching of bodhicitta than His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama. Yet the Dalai Lama points to Khunu Lama as the teacher who most profoundly shaped his understanding of bodhicitta and ''The Way of the Bodhisattva''. Khunu Lama Tenzin Gyaltsen (ཁུ་ནུ་བླ་མ་བསྟན་འཛིན་རྒྱལ་མཚན་ 1894/1895—1977) stands as one of the most influential yet humble Buddhist masters of the modern era, whose profound teachings on bodhicitta—the compassionate aspiration for enlightenment—shaped an entire generation of practitioners. The Dalai Lama called him the "Shantideva of our time," recognizing his extraordinary embodiment of compassion and wisdom. A teacher of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, especially for the ''Bodhicaryāvatāra'', for which he held Patrul Rinpoche's lineage, Khunu Lama's teachings were particularly sought after by the young Dalai Lama for clarifying complex philosophical concepts. Revered by many as the very embodiment of altruism, his masterwork ''The Jewel Lamp: A Praise of Bodhicitta'' continues to inspire practitioners worldwide, cementing his legacy as a bridge between traditional wisdom and contemporary understanding.
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+	|header=The Fourteenth Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso <br> <small><em></em></small>
+	|text=His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso (བསྟན་འཛིན་རྒྱ་མཚོ། born 1935), has done more than perhaps anyone else to spread the teachings of bodhicitta worldwide, carrying forward a precious lineage that flows from Patrul Rinpoche through Khunu Lama directly to him. As perhaps the most recognized Buddhist teacher in the modern world, he received the transmission of Śāntideva's ''Bodhicaryāvatāra'' from Khunu Lama—who himself held Patrul Rinpoche's lineage—and has stated that "if I have any understanding of compassion and the bodhisattva path, it all comes from studying this text." Following the Chinese occupation of Tibet in 1959 and his escape to India, His Holiness has taught the ''Bodhicaryāvatāra'' extensively to audiences numbering in the tens of thousands across continents, making these profound teachings accessible to millions worldwide. He has also championed Khunu Lama's masterwork ''The Jewel Lamp'', teaching it repeatedly. His Holiness continues to demonstrate through his life and global teachings how bodhicitta offers humanity's most profound response to suffering and the surest path to genuine flourishing in our interconnected world.
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+		Delve deeper here with more resources for your practice.
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+				|header=Recitation Guide for The Way of the Bodhisattva
+				|text=A Method for Reciting the Text ''Engaging in Bodhisattva Conducts: A Stream of Blessings'', by Dam tshig rdo rje (Mkhan po chos rje)
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+				|header=The Way of the Bodhisattva Illuminated: Stories The Way of the Bodhisattva
+				|text=Stories for young and old from the tradition Buddhist texts.
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-				|text=Śāntideva lived in the first half of the eighth century in Northern India. Accounts of his life are very scarce. According to the Buddhist tradition, he was born the son of King Kalyāṇavarman of Saurāṣṭra. After having a vision of the deity of wisdom, Mañjuśrī, he gave up his right to the throne and became a monk at the great monastic university of Nalanda in present day Bihar. Śāntideva was in appearance a lazy practitioner who did not spend much time studying. As he was about to be expelled from Nalanda, he was asked to give a public teaching by some monks who wanted to ridicule him, as they asked him to teach an original composition. Śāntideva spontaneously expounded the ''Bodhicaryāvatāra'', a poem of 913 verses, without any hesitation. As he reached the end of his recitation, he rose into the sky and disappeared. The ''Bodhicaryāvatāra'' is a detailed presentation of the path of the bodhisattvas in which all aspects of practice are explained in detail. Śāntideva composed a companion work on the topic of the bodhisattva's training, the ''Śikṣāsamuccaya'', which is a compendium of Mahāyāna sūtras.
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