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|jumbo-text=The ''Bodhicaryāvatāra'' concludes with the tenth chapter devoted to the dedication (''pariṇāma'') of the merit (''puṇya'') accrued from Śāntideva's composition of the text. Merit is | |jumbo-text=The ''Bodhicaryāvatāra'' concludes with the tenth chapter devoted to the dedication (''pariṇāma'') of the merit (''puṇya'') accrued from Śāntideva's composition of the text. Merit is considered indispensable in Mahāyāna Buddhism, as it is due to one's stores of merit that progress towards enlightenment is possible. Furthermore, it is believed that one must dedicate this merit for the welfare of oneself and others in order to safeguard one's stores of merit from being exhausted. | ||
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