An Exhortation to Resolve Upon Bodhi: the Ultimate Commitment of a Buddhist

Master Sying An (d 1734) of Hang Zhou encouraged his disciples
to resolve their minds upon attaining enlightenment. He states ten
causes and conditions for making this resolve including
¨ The Buddha’s deep kindness
¨ Our parents’ kindness
¨ Our teachers’ and elders’ kindness
¨ The donors’ kindness
¨ Living beings’ kindness
¨ The suffering in birth and death
¨ Reverence of the spiritual nature
¨ Repenting of karmic obstacles
¨ Rebirth in the Pure Land
¨ The proper dharma