Bodhisattva Vows | Four Vows Shigu Seigan Mon Zen Buddhism

Bodhisattva vows are taken by Mahāyāna Buddhists to achieve Buddhahood for the sake of all sentient beings. || Japanese text: Shu Jo Mu Hen Sei Gan Do | Bonno Mu Jin Sei Gan Dan | Ho Mon Mu Ryo Sei Gan Gaku | Butsu Do Mu Jo Sei Gan Jo || English translation: Sentient beings are numberless: I vow to liberate them. | Desires are inexhaustible: I vow to end them. | The Dharma gates are infinite: I vow to master them. | The Buddha way is unsurpassable: I vow to attain it.