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All the eight different pratimoksha vows are meant for a whole life from and not just a part of one's life, except for the one-day fasting upavasa vows.
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All the eight different pratimoksha vows are meant for a whole life from and not just a part of one's life, except for the one-day fasting upavasa vows.
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Although lay and monastic vows for individual liberation (pratimoksha vows) last only one lifetime, bodhisattva and tantric vows remain with the stream of continuity from one life to the next, shaping the mind-stream all the way until enlightenment.
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The texts say that what signifies the formal relationship with a spiritual teacher is taking vows from him or her, whether pratimoksha, bodhisattva or tantra vows.
Comparison of the "Dharma-Lite" and "Real Thing Dharma" Versions of Lam-rim 2009
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Transgressing pratimoksha or bodhisattva trainings
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In terms of pratimoksha – the vows of individual liberation, the vinaya tradition of monastic training – the primary basis is thinking of our own self-interest and, because of that, we refrain from causing harm.
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Each had its own version of the rules of discipline (‘dul-ba, Skt. vinaya, Pali: vinaya), including monk and nun vows for individual liberation (so-so thar-pa’i sdom-pa, Skt. pratimoksha-samvara; Pali: patimokkha-samvara).
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Vinaya is a topic that deals with the various sets of vows we need to take in order to reach enlightenment: pratimoksha, bodhisattva, and tantric vows.
Commentary on An Aspiration Prayer for the Definitive Meaning of Mahamudra ��� 3 Meditation Practice Beru Khyentse Rinpoche 2006
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Gampopa and Tsongkhapa include in the ethical self-discipline of restraining from faulty behavior both keeping the pratimoksha set of vows for individual liberation as a layperson or as a novice or full monk or nun, as well as keeping the bodhisattva vows.
Comparison of Tibetan Buddhist Division Schemes of the Six Far-Reaching Attitudes 2005
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Gampopa and Tsongkhapa include in the ethical self-discipline of restraining from faulty behavior both keeping the pratimoksha set of vows for individual liberation as a layperson or as a novice or full monk or nun, as well as keeping the bodhisattva vows.
Comparison of Tibetan Buddhist Division Schemes of the Six Far-Reaching Attitudes 2005
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