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The Bodhisattva Precepts (Skt. bodhisattva-śīla or bodhisattva-saṃvāra, traditional Chinese: 菩薩戒; ; pinyin: Púsà Jiè, Japanese: 菩薩戒, romanized: bosatsukai; Wylie: byang chub sems dpa’i sdom pa) are a set of ethical trainings (śīla) used in Mahāyāna Buddhism to advance a practitioner along the path to becoming a bodhisattva. These sets of "restrains" (Sanskrit: saṃvāra) are the main ethical code in Mahāyāna Buddhism and as thus also sometimes called "Mahāyāna precepts" (Ch: 大乘戒).

Traditionally, Buddhist monks and nuns observed the basic moral code in Buddhism, the monastic prātimokṣa or five precepts for laypersons, but in the Mahāyāna tradition, Buddhist monastics and laypersons commonly observe the Bodhisattva Precepts as well. The Bodhisattva Precepts are associated with the bodhisattva vow to save all beings and with bodhicitta.

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Title	Speaker	Date
On Death: After the Passing of Butch Balyut Serial: BZ-01358 Saturday Lecture Death-and-Dying, Priest, Lotus Sutra, Teacher-and-Student, Blue Cliff Record,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 20 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
Seven Factors of Enlightenment: Energy, Rapture, Tranquility Serial: BZ-00292 Class 4 of 5 Happiness, Gaining Mind, Karma, Concentration, Precepts, Posture, Lay, Nirvana,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 05 2003 4 Berkeley Zen Center
Lay Ordination, Lay Recognition, Precepts Serial: BZ-00137 Saturday Lecture Precepts, Lay Ordination, Buddha Nature, Priest, Dharma Transmission, Bodhisattva...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 31 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
Introduction to Zen: Zen in Japan Serial: BZ-00295 Class 4 of 4 Lotus Sutra, Teacher-and-Student, Religion, Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Chanting...	Ross Blum, Kosei Laurie Senauke	May 01 2003 4 Berkeley Zen Center
Introduction to Zen: Koans Serial: BZ-00296 Class 3 of 4 Book of Serenity, Silent Illumination, Posture, Practice Period, Rinzai, Dragons,...	Ross Blum, Kosei Laurie Senauke	Apr 24 2003 3 Berkeley Zen Center
Buddhism and War Serial: BZ-00133B The Six Realms and What Bodhisattvas Do in Each One, Saturday Lecture Buddhism, War, Bodhisattva, Six Realms, War, Demons, Greed, Peace, Current Events,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 22 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
Title Unknown Serial: BZ-00181A Sesshin Day 1 Nirvana, Attachment, Birth-and-Death, Equanimity, Precepts, Liberation, Happiness,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 15 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
Objects of the Mind Serial: BZ-00180B Lecture Mindfulness, Concentration, Birth-and-Death, Doubt, Separation, Current Events, Death...	Sonya Margolis	Feb 08 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
Keeping the Precepts Serial: BZ-00177A Ocku Bhikku, Saturday Lecture Precepts, Precepts, Intuition, New Year, War, Vow, Anger, Interdependence, Passions,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 14 2002 Berkeley Zen Center
Suzuki-rôshi Almost Drowning Serial: BZ-00175 From "Not Always So", Rohatsu Day 5 Suzuki Roshi, Attachment, Happiness, Teacher-and-Student, Perfect Wisdom, Bell,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 06 2002 Berkeley Zen Center
Aspects of Practice: Metta Sutta Serial: BZ-00459 Class 1 of 3 Birth-and-Death, Anger, Chanting, Composure, Enemies, Evil, Happiness, Peace,...	Richard Haefele	Nov 07 2002 1 Berkeley Zen Center
15 Sutras from the Old Way: Kesaputta and Meghiya Sutta (Dharma Relationships) Serial: BZ-00456 Clas 3 of 5 Cultivation, Happiness, Equanimity, Attachment, Intimacy, confusion, Karma,...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Sep 26 2002 3 Berkeley Zen Center
15 Sutras from the Old Way: Those of Kesaputta from Anguttara Nikaya Serial: BZ-00455 Class 2 of 5 confusion, Mindfulness, Practice Period, Evil, Nirvana, Cultivation, Anger,...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Sep 19 2002 2 Berkeley Zen Center
Suramgama Sutra Serial: BZ-00478 Class 4 of 4 Demons, Cultivation, Karma, Attachment, confusion, Precepts, Skandhas, Greed,...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Sep 12 2002 4 Berkeley Zen Center
Faith in Buddhanature Serial: BZ-00156A Saturday Lecture Faith, Buddha Nature, Buddha Nature, Big Mind, Separation, Culture, Composure, Ego,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 17 2002 Berkeley Zen Center
Do You Like Zazen Serial: BZ-00155A Lecture Precepts, Building, Peace, Posture, Priest	Hoitsu Suzuki Roshi	Jul 27 2002 Berkeley Zen Center
How to Practice as a Lay Person Serial: BZ-00152B Saturday Lecture Lay Practice, Precepts, Big Mind, Lay, Bodhisattva Precepts, Daily Life, Monastic...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 29 2002 Berkeley Zen Center
How to Draw Sound From the Bell Serial: BZ-00152A Sesshin Day 5 Bell, Bell, Precepts, Soto Zen, Chanting, Mindfulness, Practice Period, Doubt, Lay,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 23 2002 Berkeley Zen Center
Lay Ordination Serial: BZ-00149B Saturday Lecture Lay Ordination, Precepts, Ordination, Buddha Nature, Bodhisattva Way, Buddha...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 15 2002 Berkeley Zen Center
BZC Precepts Serial: BZ-00148B Lecture Bodhisattva Precepts, Instruction, Intimacy, Lay Practice, Lineage, Practice Period,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Jun 01 2002 Berkeley Zen Center
Dogen and Modern Science: Many Similarities Serial: BZ-00148A Lecture Intuition, Duality, Precepts, Peace	Doug Greiner	May 25 2002 Berkeley Zen Center
The Precepts Serial: BZ-00448 Class 4 of 4 Precepts, Passions, Conversation, Building, Peace, Anger, Fox, Politics, Silence,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	May 09 2002 4 Berkeley Zen Center
The Precepts Serial: BZ-00447 Class 3 of 4 Right Speech, Conversation, Precepts, Silence, Happiness, New Year, Culture,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	May 02 2002 3 Berkeley Zen Center
Ordination: What it Means Serial: BZ-00145B Lecture Monastic Practice, Lay Ordination, Mill Valley, Ordination, Precepts, Priest,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Apr 20 2002 Berkeley Zen Center
The Precepts Serial: BZ-00446 Class 2 of 4 Precepts, Right Speech, Obstacles, Liberation, Heart Sutra, Observe, Passions, Bell,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Apr 18 2002 2 Berkeley Zen Center
The Precepts Serial: BZ-00445 Class 1 of 4 Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Ordination, Lineage, Observe, Vow, Transmission,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Apr 11 2002 1 Berkeley Zen Center
Four Noble Truths: Eightfold Path Serial: BZ-00444 Class 4 of 4 Right Speech, Right Effort, Happiness, Concentration, Four Noble Truths, Mindfulness...	Mary Mocine	Apr 04 2002 4 Berkeley Zen Center
First Pure Mind Precept: Not Killing Serial: BZ-00142B Saturday Lecture Non-violence, Two Truths, Precepts, Offering, Discrimination, Culture, Birth-and-...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 23 2002 Berkeley Zen Center
Four Noble Truths: Causes of Suffering Serial: BZ-00469 Class 2 of 4 Karma, Birth-and-Death, Attachment, Six Realms, Precepts, Renewal, Nirvana,...	Mary Mocine	Mar 21 2002 2 Berkeley Zen Center
Tenth Precept Serial: BZ-00140B "Shoes Outside the Door", Saturday Lecture Precepts, Richard Baker, Religion, Sangha, Birth-and-Death, Buddha Nature, Intuition...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 09 2002 Berkeley Zen Center
Buddha's Parinirvana Serial: BZ-00139A One-Day Sitting Parinirvana, Nirvana, Birth-and-Death, Obstacles, Precepts, Liberation, Buddha Nature...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 16 2002 Berkeley Zen Center
No Fault-Finding--Sixth Precept Serial: BZ-00062A Skillful Criticism, Saturday Lecture Precepts, Precepts, Big Mind, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Oneness, Mahayana, Buddha Nature...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 02 2002 Berkeley Zen Center
Forgiveness Serial: BZ-00061B Saturday Lecture Forgiveness, Anger, Forgiveness, Equanimity, Evil, Attachment, Precepts, Politics,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 26 2002 Berkeley Zen Center
Sixth and Seventh Precepts and Contention Serial: BZ-00066B One-Day Sitting Precepts, Anger, Attachment, Bowing, Duality, Emotions, Patience, Precepts,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 12 2002 Berkeley Zen Center
Egolessness Serial: BZ-00063B Rohatsu Day 6 Ego, Anger, Chanting, Ego, Instruction, Patience, Posture, Precepts, Teacher-and-...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 07 2001 Berkeley Zen Center
Suzuki Roshi Serial: BZ-00063A Rohatsu Day 5 Duality, Ego, Lay, Non-duality, Oneness, Posture, Practice Period, Precepts, Sangha...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 06 2001 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record: Case #86 Serial: BZ-00064B Rohatsu Day 4 BCR-86, Meal Serving, Samadhi, Ego, Big Mind, Addiction, Chanting, Precepts, Religion...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 05 2001 Berkeley Zen Center
Zazen Serial: BZ-00064A Rohatsu Day 3 Zazen, Concentration, Discrimination, Emotions, Enemies, Mindfulness, Posture,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 04 2001 Berkeley Zen Center
Forms Serial: BZ-00095A One Day Sitting Birth-and-Death, Conversation, Fasting, Lay Ordination, Observe, Practice Period,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Nov 18 2001 Berkeley Zen Center
Pilgrimage and Victims of Violence Serial: BZ-00094B Lecture Building, Commitment, Culture, Enemies, Four Noble Truths, Happiness, Non-violence,...	Claude Anshin Thomas	Nov 10 2001 Berkeley Zen Center
Dogen and Plum Blossoms Serial: BZ-00094A Saturday Lecture Dogen, Buddha Nature, Big Mind, Dragons, Priest-and-Lay, Buddha Ancestors,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 03 2001 Berkeley Zen Center
Aspects of Practice: Suzuki Roshi Serial: BZ-00477 Class 1 of 4 Bell, Branching Streams, Instruction, Posture, Precepts, Priest, Soto Zen, Tassajara...	Dolly Gatozzi	Oct 04 2001 1 Berkeley Zen Center
Interview with Sojun Mel Weitsman Serial: BZ-00068 Interview 2 of 3 confusion, Dharma Transmission, Lay, Ordination, Precepts, Priest, Priest-and-Lay,...	Wakoh Shannon Hickey, Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 05 2001 2 Berkeley Zen Center
Branching Streams Flow in the Darkness Serial: BZ-00085B Unity in Diversity, Diversity in Unity, Saturday Lecture Sandokai, Branching Streams, Bell, Branching Streams, Buddha Nature, Diversity,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 19 2000 Berkeley Zen Center
The Sixth Precept "No Fault Finding" Serial: BZ-00059 Saturday Lecture Precepts, Anger, Big Mind, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Daily Life, Evil, Hate, Non-duality...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 15 2000 Berkeley Zen Center
Four Noble Truths Class Serial: BZ-00855 Class 5 of 5 Right Effort, Right Speech, Concentration, Silence, Four Noble Truths, Enemies,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	May 11 2000 5 Berkeley Zen Center
Sincerity, Perseverance and Zazen Buddha Nature, Commitment, Daily Life, Doubt, Posture, Practice Period, Precepts,...	Mark Boydston	Apr 15 2000 Berkeley Zen Center
Women Ancestors Chanting, Lineage, Buddha Ancestors, Diversity, Ordination, Precepts, Hate, Vow, War...	Rebecca Mayeno	Apr 01 2000 Berkeley Zen Center
Joshu Asks: “Use or Be Used” Serial: BZ-00206B Sesshin Day One Ordinary Mind, Anger, Lay, Evil, Posture, Interdependence, Rinzai, Patience, Vow,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Mar 24 2000 Berkeley Zen Center
Branching Streams Flow in the Darkness Serial: BZ-00205B Saturday Lecture Sandokai, Branching Streams, Precepts, Subject-and-Object, Buddha Nature, Observe,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 11 2000 Berkeley Zen Center

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