ACI 7: The Bodhisattva Vows (Timothy Lowenhaupt)

This course is based upon Master Asanga's root text and its commentary called the Highway for Bodhisattvas (Jangchub Shunglam) by Je Tsongkapa. Topics include: the definition and types of bodhichitta, types of morality and vows, how bodhisattva vows are taken, an explanation of the eighteen root bodhisattva vows and forty-six secondary bodhisattva vows, the four factors needed to break a bodhisattva root vow, how bodhisattva vows are lost, how to keep your bodhisattva vows well, how to restore your bodhisattva vows, and the benefits of keeping bodhisattva vows.