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In the ''Bodhicaryāvatāra'' Śāntideva deviates slightly from the standard presentation of the seven branches. Here, Śāntideva's presentation includes eight branches | In the ''Bodhicaryāvatāra'' Śāntideva deviates slightly from the standard presentation of the seven branches. Here, Śāntideva's presentation includes the act of going for refuge, making eight branches total. He also presents them in a different order, beginning with offerings, which is followed by homage and then going for refuge. From there the list follows the standard order and includes confession, rejoicing in virtue, requesting to turn the wheel of Dharma, requesting to not pass into nirvāṇa, and the dedication of merit. Śāntideva's discussion of these branches can be found at the start of the second chapter with a series of more than twenty verses on offerings, starting with, | ||
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Up until the dedication of merit for the welfare of all sentient beings, presented in the following verse from the third chapter | Up until the dedication of merit for the welfare of all sentient beings, presented in the following verse from the third chapter, | ||
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