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Where in the teachings of Bodhidharma are the precepts? I don't believe this is accurate.
Comment by purelander108 at 25/01/2025 at 18:49 UTC
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Also you may want to read The Breakthrough Sermon (trans. by Red Pine)[1]:
1: https://search.app/DUpf3i74B7ot2MXz5
"Because he (the Buddha) persevered in these three pure practices of morality (precepts), meditation (samadhi), and wisdom (prajna), he was able to overcome the three poisons and reach enlightenment. By overcoming the three poisons he wiped out everything defiled and thus put an end to evil. By observing the three sets of precepts he did nothing but good and thus cultivated virtue. And by putting an end to evil and cultivating virtue lie consummate all practices, benefited himself as well as others, and rescued mortals everywhere. Thus he liberated beings.
You should realize that the practice you cultivate doesn’t exist apart from your mind. If your mind is pure, all buddha-lands are pure. The sutras say, "if their minds are impure, beings are impure. If their minds are pure, beings are pure," And "To reach a buddha-land, purify your mind. As your mind becomes pure, buddha-lands become pure." Thus by overcoming the three poisoned states of mind the three sets of precepts are automatically fulfilled."
Comment by purelander108 at 25/01/2025 at 18:32 UTC*
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Its pretty well-known, and was mentioned above: The One-Mind Precepts of Bodhidharma