普告大眾。若僧若俗。有能同發阿耨多羅三藐三菩提心者。我願生生常為道俗。同宗同趣。同願同求。同運大悲。同修大智。遞相輔助。直至菩提。普告大眾。若僧若俗。有能同發阿耨多羅三藐三菩提心者。我願生生常同淨業。各領眷屬。分化眾生。龍華會中。同受佛記。廣修大願。直至菩提。
Heart Sutra (勸發菩提心文)
About 勸發菩提心文
Tang · by 裴休述
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"An Exhortation to Arouse the Bodhi Mind" is a Buddhist text composed by the renowned Tang dynasty minister Pei Xiu. Deeply devoted to the Dharma, Pei Xiu studied under eminent Chan masters such as Huangbo Xiyun. This essay was written during the flourishing period of Buddhism in the late Tang dynasty. Its core purpose is to encourage practitioners to generate the supreme Bodhi mind—the great vow to seek Buddhahood above and liberate sentient beings below—while also elucidating the causes, methods, and merits of arousing this mind. The text systematically summarizes the philosophy of the Bodhi mind, encapsulating the fundamental spirit of Mahayana Buddhism. It has exerted a profound influence on later Chinese Buddhist traditions, particularly the practices of Pure Land and Chan Buddhism, and is regarded as an essential guide for studying and practicing the Mahayana path.