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The Bodhisattva Precepts (Skt. bodhisattva-śīla or bodhisattva-saṃvāra, traditional Chinese: 菩薩戒; ; pinyin: Púsà Jiè, Japanese: bosatsukai; Tibetan: 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" (saṃvāra) are the main ethical code in Mahāyāna Buddhism and as thus also sometimes called "Mahāyāna precepts" (Ch: 大乘戒).

Traditionally, monastics 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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Platform Sutra: The Four Part Verse and Samadhi/Prajna Serial: BZ-00549 Class, Part 4 of 10, Winter Practice Period Attachment, Samadhi, Precepts, Non-attachment, Don't Know Mind, Discrimination,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 29 1994 4 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
Lotus Sutra Serial: BZ-00222 Clas 2 of 4 Lotus Sutra, Mahayana, Complete Perfect Enlightenment, Instruction, Doubt,...	Maylie Scott	Jan 20 1994 2 Berkeley Zen Center
Full Awareness of Our Ordinary Lives Serial: BZ-00983B Lecture Precepts, Daily Life, Mindfulness, Teacher-and-Student, confusion, Conversation,...	Peter Overton	Jan 15 1994 Berkeley Zen Center
Maha Mangala Sutta Serial: BZ-00215 From the October 1993 newsletter: This year's study program moves from basic Buddhist images, to early Sutras, Mahayana, and Zen. The second class in this series... Precepts, Humility, Sangha, Gratitude, New Year, Happiness, Religion, Beginners, Evil...	Piyasilo	Nov 11 1993 3 of 4 Berkeley Zen Center
Maha Mangala Sutta Serial: BZ-00216 From the October 1993 newsletter: This year's study program moves from basic Buddhist images, to early Sutras, Mahayana, and Zen. The second class in this series... Sangha, Religion, Precepts, Culture, Aspects of Practice, Impermanence, Daily Life,...	Piyasilo	Nov 04 1993 2 of 4 Berkeley Zen Center
Problems and Practice with Ritual Serial: BZ-00657B Lecture Culture, Bowing, American, confusion, Chanting, Practice Period, Precepts, training,...	Fran Tribe	Sep 25 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Mind and Heart of Practice in Daily Life Serial: BZ-00627B Lecture training, Oneness, Anger, Enemies, Lineage, Evil, Hate, Precepts, Posture, Religion...	Kathleen Gustin	Aug 28 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Lay Practice in Malaysia: Mindfulness and Loving Kindness Serial: BZ-00655B Lecture Monastic Practice, Precepts, Religion, American, Emotions, Mindfulness, Daily Life,...	Piyasilo	Aug 14 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Sozan's Poem: Dragons Sing in the Dry Wood Serial: BZ-00667B Saturday Lecture Sozan, Precepts, Dragons, Continuous Practice, Bodhisattva Precepts, Bodhisattva Way...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 05 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Bringing Practice into Everyday Life Serial: BZ-00664A Lecture Right Speech, American, confusion, Birth-and-Death, Practice Period, Precepts,...	Peter Overton	Apr 24 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Introduction to Buddhism Serial: BZ-00268 Class 4 of 6 Concentration, Composure, Mindfulness, Precepts, Interdependence, Four Noble Truths,...	Myoan Grace Schireson	Apr 01 1993 4 Berkeley Zen Center
Introduction to Buddhism Serial: BZ-00269 Class 3 of 6 Precepts, Concentration, Mindfulness, Soto Zen, Impermanence, zen meditation,...	Ron Nestor	Mar 25 1993 3 Berkeley Zen Center
Prajapati and the Ordination of Women: Respecting the Life of the Unborn Serial: BZ-00285B Women's Sitting Priest, Ordination, Happiness, Precepts, Culture, Religion, War, Lay	Rebecca Mayeno	Mar 21 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Lay Ordination and Priest Ordination Serial: BZ-00661A Sesshin Day 1 Ordination, Priest-and-Lay, Priest, Ordination, Lay, Lay Practice, Karma, Commitment...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 13 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Dogen’s Instructions to the Tenzo, Tenzo Kyokun: Opportunities for Lay Practice at BZC Serial: BZ-00286B Lecture Lay Practice, Precepts, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Instruction, Lay, Right Speech...	Rebecca Mayeno	Feb 20 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Ten Precepts: Tenth Precept Serial: BZ-00621 Class 6 of 6 Precepts, Vow, Practice Period, Dharma Transmission, Renunciation, Repentance, Evil,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Feb 18 1993 6 Berkeley Zen Center
Ten Precepts: Eighth and Ninth Precepts Serial: BZ-00620 Class 5 of 6 Anger, Precepts, Emotions, Bowing, Vow, Gratitude, Ordination, Culture, Greed,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Feb 11 1993 5 Berkeley Zen Center
The First Noble Truth, The Three Kinds of Suffering Serial: BZ-00648B The Suffering of Impermanence, Saturday Lecture Impermanence, Four Noble Truths, Bodhisattva Vow, Attachment, Impermanence, Emotions...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 06 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Ten Precepts: Speech Serial: BZ-00619 Class 4 of 6 Precepts, Anger, Right Speech, Intimacy, Buddha Mind, Repentance, Vow, true dharma,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Feb 04 1993 4 Berkeley Zen Center
Ten Precepts: Third and Fifth Precepts Serial: BZ-00618 Class 3 of 6 Precepts, Addiction, Intimacy, Right Speech, Bodhidharma, Vow, Bodhisattva Precepts,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Jan 29 1993 3 Berkeley Zen Center
Ten Precepts: First and Second Precepts Serial: BZ-00617 Class 2 of 6 Precepts, Giving-and-Taking, Mahayana, Attachment, Passions, Buddha Mind, Emotions,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Jan 21 1993 2 Berkeley Zen Center
Ten Precepts: Overview and First Precept Serial: BZ-00616 Class 1 of 6 Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Lineage, Mahayana, Ordination, Bodhidharma, Monastic...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Jan 14 1993 1 Berkeley Zen Center
Nurturing the Jewel Essence Within Serial: BZ-00644B Lecture Buddha Ancestors, American, Don't Know Mind, Peace, Bell, Tassajara Zen Mountain...	Kathleen Gustin	Nov 28 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
Day Off Class Serial: BZ-01484 Class 5 of 6 Precepts, Buddha Ancestors, Transmission, Silent Illumination, Buddha Nature, Current...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 14 1992 5
Bodhisattva Ceremony Serial: BZ-00642B One Day Sitting Precepts, Karma, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Repentance, Vow, Renewal, Bell, Sangha, Hate,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Nov 08 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
Who am I? What is Zazen? Turning to Life: A Cow Turns Water into Milk, A Snake, Into Venom Serial: BZ-00641A Lecture Peace, Right Speech, Right Effort, Concentration, Precepts, Priest, Addiction, Greed...	Myoan Grace Schireson	Oct 17 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
The Paramitas Serial: BZ-00639A One day sitting Happiness, Right Effort, Offering, Enthusiasm, Mindfulness, Patience, Heart Sutra,...	Maylie Scott	Oct 03 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
Paramitas: Sila (Virtue) and Kshanti (Patience) Serial: BZ-00612 Class 3 of 6 Anger, Precepts, Patience, Ordinary Mind, Enemies, Emotions, Dependent Origination,...	Maylie Scott	Oct 01 1992 3 Berkeley Zen Center
Paramitas: Dana (Giving) and Sila (Virtue) Serial: BZ-00611 Class 2 of 6 Precepts, Addiction, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Heart Sutra, Right Speech, Hindrances,...	Maylie Scott	Sep 24 1992 2 Berkeley Zen Center
Paramitas: Dana, Bodhisattva Context Serial: BZ-00610 Class 1 of 6 Mahayana, Mindfulness, Silence, Subject-and-Object, Aspects of Practice, Blue Cliff...	Maylie Scott	Sep 17 1992 1 Berkeley Zen Center
Mumonkan: Case #45: Who Is that Other? Serial: BZ-00711B Buddha and Maitreya Are Servants to Another, Saturday Lecture Buddha, Maitreya, MM-45, Ego, Anger, Five Ranks, Absolute-and-Relative, Bodhisattva...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 13 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
The Death Penalty (discussion) Serial: BZ-00679B Saturday Lecture Current Events, Precepts, cognitive process, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Diversity, Priest...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 18 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
Ordination(s) Serial: BZ-00677B Reminiscences of the Old Days, Sesshin Day 2 Ordination, Priest, Precepts, Lay, Priest-and-Lay, Ordination, Bodhisattva Precepts,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 18 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
Ordination Serial: BZ-00958B One-Day Sitting Ordination, Priest, Precepts, Priest-and-Lay, Lay, Ordination, Anger, Bodhisattva...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 15 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
Genjokoan Serial: BZ-00685B Saturday Lecture Genjokoan, Buddha Nature, Teacher-and-Student, Ego, Precepts, Absolute-and-Relative,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 29 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
Introduction to Buddhism: Precepts and Self/No Self Serial: BZ-00280 Class 3 of 5 Right Speech, Four Foundations, Bell, Precepts, Mindfulness, Right Effort, Karma,...	Fran Tribe	Jan 30 1992 3 Berkeley Zen Center
Introduction to Buddhism: Three Treasures; Tripitaka, 4 Noble Truths, 8-fold Path Serial: BZ-00281 Clas 2 of 5 Four Noble Truths, Impermanence, Heart Sutra, Lay, Sangha, Karma, Buddha Mind,...	Fran Tribe	Jan 23 1992 2 Berkeley Zen Center
December 18th, 1991, Serial No. 00733, Side B Serial: BZ-00733B Sesshin Day 6 Buddha Nature, First Principle, Precious Mirror, Liberation, Light-and-Darkness, Five...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 18 1991
Hui-Neng's Verse to Monk and Laity Serial: BZ-00703A Fault Finding, One-Day Sitting Hui Neng, Precepts, Platform Sutra, Passions, Posture, Hindrances, Lay, Sixth...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 04 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Sandokai; All Equal Serial: BZ-00751B Lecture Instruction, Darkness and Light, Book of Serenity, Right Speech, Precepts,...	Fu Nancy Schroeder	Oct 12 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Bringing Zendo Life to the World Serial: BZ-00715B Lecture Family Practice, Daily Life, Giving-and-Taking, Precepts, Practice Period, Vow,...	Rebecca Mayeno	Sep 14 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record: Case #20 Serial: BZ-00694B Nansen's Flower; Dreaming, Sesshin Day 1 Nansen, BCR-20, Dream World, Separation, Intuition, Attachment, Precepts, American...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 31 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
“Engaged”: Webster’s as a Buddhist Text Serial: BZ-00972B Lecture Fox, Four Noble Truths, Priest, Right Speech, Right Effort, Funeral, Vow, Soto Zen,...	Lin Zenki	Aug 17 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Bodhisattva Ceremony: Plunging In Serial: BZ-00971A Lecture Confession-and-Repentance, Repentance, Vow, Buddha Ancestors, Three Treasures,...	Zenkei Blanche Hartman	Jul 27 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Persian Gulf War Serial: BZ-00689B Saturday Lecture Current Events, War, Politics, Precepts, training, Priest, Peace, Addiction,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 23 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Karma Peace Serial: BZ-00688B Saturday Lecture Karma, Peace, Karma, Peace, War, Precepts, Greed, Non-violence, American, Politics,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 26 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Avatamsaka Sutra Serial: BZ-00258 Class 5 of 5 confusion, Complete Perfect Enlightenment, Offering, Concentration, Attachment,...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Nov 29 1990 5 Berkeley Zen Center
Avatamsaka Sutra Serial: BZ-00261 Class 4 of 5 Precepts, Concentration, Four Noble Truths, Bodhisattva Precepts, Politics, training...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Nov 14 1990 4 Berkeley Zen Center
Avatamsaka Sutra Serial: BZ-00260 Class 3 of 5 Concentration, Four Noble Truths, Liberation, Attachment, Discrimination, Enemies,...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Nov 08 1990 3 Berkeley Zen Center
Morality and Right Action Fox, causation, Precepts, Karma, Right Speech, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Right Effort,...	Bob Poulsen	Nov 03 1990 Berkeley Zen Center

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