Bodhisattva Precepts

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Buddhism
gptkbp:adoptedBy gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Chinese_Buddhism
gptkb:Japanese_Buddhism
gptkb:Vietnamese_Buddhism
gptkbp:awardCeremony Bodhisattva Precepts Ordination
gptkbp:basisFor ethical conduct in Mahayana Buddhism
gptkbp:centralTo Chinese Vinaya schools
Japanese Zen schools
Korean Seon schools
lay and monastic practitioners
gptkbp:distinctFrom Hinayana precepts
gptkbp:emphasizes altruism
compassion
avoiding harm
benefiting all beings
cultivating virtues
flexibility in application
saving sentient beings
gptkbp:focusesOn motivation
vows
intention
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bodhisattva Precepts
gptkbp:importantFor gptkb:Avatamsaka_Sutra
gptkb:Yogācārabhūmi-śāstra
gptkb:Brahmajala_Sutra
gptkbp:influenced East Asian Buddhist ethics
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Mahayana_sutras
Bodhisattva ideal
gptkbp:numberOfMajorPrecepts 10
gptkbp:numberOfMinorPrecepts 48
gptkbp:observedBy monks
nuns
laypeople
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:India
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Mahayana_Buddhism
gptkbp:purpose guidance for bodhisattva conduct
gptkbp:recitedBy ordination ceremonies
precept renewal ceremonies
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Pratimoksha_precepts
gptkb:Vinaya_precepts
gptkbp:renewable regularly by practitioners
gptkbp:requires repentance for violations
gptkbp:sometimesCalled Bodhisattva Vows
Brahma Net Precepts
Mahayana Precepts
gptkbp:sometimesTransgressedBy compassionate intention
gptkbp:transmittedBy ordination masters
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Brahma_Net_Sutra
gptkb:Brahmajala_Sutra
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7