Term | root bodhisattva vows |
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Tibetan | |
Sanskrit | |
Pali | |
Definition | The eighteen primary bodhisattva vows which, if kept purely, act as a root for attaining enlightenment, and which, if fully transgressed, act as a root for rebirth in one of the worse rebirth states. |
German | Wurzelgelübde des Bodhisattvas |
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Russian | коренные обеты бодхисаттвы |
Vietnamese | bồ tát giới trọng |