True Enlightenment Practitioners Association: Fellow Practitioners’ Vow
Namo Original Teacher Buddha Śākyamuni
May I cultivate the principles of the Mahāyāna,
Not encountering teachers of the śrāvaka or pratyekabuddha;
May I encounter the bodhisattva Sangha,
And accept and learn the ultimate meaning of the Mahāyāna.
May I soon attain the Path of Vision by realizing the reality-suchness,
Gradually overcoming obstacles to see the Buddha nature,
Following my venerable teacher to enter the core tenet,
And personally realizing the selflessness of persons in the Three Vehicles.
May I possess wondrous wisdom and courage to crush falsehood,
Rescue, protect, and guide the Buddha’s sons toward the right path,
Universally enter the ultimate meaning of the Mahāyāna,
And accept and learn the ultimate subtle principles.
May I aspire to cultivate the wisdom of knowledge-of-all-aspects under the guidance of the Venerable One,
Comprehending the selflessness of phenomena (dharma) on the First Ground;
May I overcome habitual hindrances and manifest the nature of a sage,
And make the ten inexhaustible great royal vows.
May I rely upon the Buddha’s subtle and wondrous wisdom,
Skillfully cultivating the bodhisattva’s practice of the Ten Perfections (Daśa-pāramitā),
Advancing the cultivation of the acquiescence to the non-arising of Dharma,
Progressing through each stage of Ground unimpeded,
Until the ultimate fruition of Buddhahood,
And never abandoning sentient beings for all eternity.
May the World-Honored One perpetually,
And invisibly support the disciple in fulfilling great vows.
Namo Buddha Śākyamuni,
Namo all Buddhas of the ten directions,
Namo Mahāyāna Sangha of the Ultimate Truth,
Namo Ultimate Paramount Truth.