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Old 09-30-2008, 12:05 AM   #1
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Sentient beings are numberless, I vow to save them.
Desires are inexhaustible, I vow to put an end to them.
The Dharmas are boundless, I vow to master them.
The Buddha way is unattainable, I vow to attain it.

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The Bodhisattva vow. Yeah, I'd sign on to that for a billion years, give or take.
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Old 09-30-2008, 11:36 AM   #2
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The Bodhisattva vow. Yeah, I'd sign on to that for a billion years, give or take.
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