Midrash on a Bodhissatva’s Vow

Posted on by wunderkammer7

However innumerable beings are,

I vow to help them.

However inexhaustible the passions are,

I vow to master them.

However immeasurable the truth is,

I vow to know it.

However incomparable beauty and goodness are,

I vow to be them.

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