2 Commentary by Khenpo Sodargye
What little virtue I have gathered through my homage, Through offering, confession, and rejoicing, Through exhortation and prayer—all of it I dedicate to the enlightenment of all beings! The above concludes the preliminaries for receiving the bodhisattva vow.
E. Invoke Buddhas and Bodhisattvas and Take the Refuge Vow Now, we’re entering the main part of receiving the bodhisattva vow. According to the intent of Kunchen Longchen Rabjam and Vidyadhara Jigme Lingpa, it is conventional to take the three invocations and the three refuges as the basis for the main practice. We follow their tradition when we take the bodhisattva vow in our everyday practice. The same for our daily recitation before and after every Dharma lecture. According to their tradition, first is the three invocations. We pray to all buddhas, bodhisattvas and gurus of the ten directions to look after us. Whenever we are taking the bodhisattva vow, we must ask them to be present and witness. Now, I’ll read the following supplication in Tibetan and you repeat after me.
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