Hi, Bill,
In a practice-situation, such as the zendo of the Japanese Roshi
or Sensei, I think it's appropriate, and, anyway, we fall-in with
what the teacher brings to us.
My own teacher, in the Chinese Ch'an tradition, included translated
lines for the Great Vows, as:
(repeat three times)
I vow to deliver innumerable sentient beings.
I vow to cut off endless vexations.
I vow to master limitless approaches to Dharma.
I vow to attain Supreme Buddhahood.
(repeat three times)
I vow to deliver sentient beings of self-nature.
I vow to cut off vexations of self-nature.
I vow to master approaches to Dharma of self-nature.
I vow to attain Supreme Buddhahood of self-nature.
In a practice situation, I think it's great.
--joe
> "Bill!" <BillSmart@...> wrote:
>
> Pudgala2,
>
> Mirroring what you have posted below I was once told by my teacher, a
> Japanese Zen Master, that the 4 Bodhisattva Vows could be thought of as:
>
> Sentient being [in my mind] are numberless [snip]
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