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The Four Universal Vows

However innumerable all beings are, I vow to save them all

However inexhaustible my delusions are, I vow to overcome them all

However immeasurable the Dharma Teachings are, I vow to fathom them all

The Buddha's Path is endless, I vow to follow it to its very end.


Commentary: these vows are the Bodhisattva Vows. The following reference for the Four Universal Vows contain the Buddhist dharanis for burning off evil karma and promoting good karma.

The Four Universal Vows: http://www.terebess.hu/zen/szoto/szertartas.html

A close look at the vows: http://www2.kenyon.edu/Depts/Religion/Fac/Adler/Reln260/Mahayana.htm

Originally posted: October 11, 2003 at 0321H
Updated: February 8, 2013 at 1049

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