Bodhicitta
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Bodhicitta or bodhichitta is a Sanskrit term meaning "enlightenment mind". It is sometimes discussed in terms of absolute bodhicitta or relative bodhicitta. In some traditions, it is considered a seed that may be cultivated. In others — such as in Shambhala — it is considered fully established and realized, only obscured. Therefore cultivation of bodhicitta is more like clearing away obscuration than nurturing a potential seed.
According to Asanga/Maitreya, development of bodhicitta occurs in four stages and in twenty two types or examples.
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Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche
Mipham, Sakyong (1999) 1999 Seminary Transcripts Book 2
- pages 11-12, 15, 26-27, 32-33, 45, 67, 122-131, 134-136, 184, 186-188
Mipham, Sakyong (2000) 2000 Seminary Transcripts Book 1
- page 41
Mipham, Sakyong (2000) 2000 Seminary Transcripts Book 2
- page 11
- in the Buddha and in us,
- page 12
- problem rousing in hinayana,
- page 13
- sprout seed of,
- pages 30, 51
- using as an object,
- pages 31, 65-66, 67, 85, 113, 123
- contemplating,
- pages 37, 62, 104, 129
- guided meditation on,
- page 44
- strong understanding of suffering,
- pages 68, 155
- ultimate,
- page 79
- protection of,
- page 80
- represents dharmata,
- pages 93, 96, 120
- definition of,
- pages 97-98, 135-141
- relative and absolute (or ultimate),
- pages 99, 124
- aspirational,
- page 100
- and renunciation,
- page 101
- and maitri,
- page 121
- abides in us,
- pages 123-4, 125, 126
- awakening,
- page 133
- and the consequence school,
- page 134
- and post-meditation,
- page 153
- and suicide,
Mipham, Sakyong (2002) Taming the Mind and Walking the Bodhisattava Path
- pages 112, 115-116, 124, 126, 129-138, 140-141, 160
- pages 132-133, 136-144
- aspiring,
- pages 134-135, 144
- entering (or engaging),
- pages 147, 153
- ultimate,
Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche
Trungpa, Chögyam (1974) 1974 Hinayana Mahayana Seminary Transcripts
- pages 76, 115-119
Trungpa, Chögyam (1975) 1975 Hinayana Mahayana Seminary Transcripts
- pages 94, 95, 112-119, 121-130, 132, 198, 141, 1811978
Trungpa, Chögyam (1976) The Myth of Freedom and the Way of Meditation
- pages 159, 162n
Trungpa, Chögyam (1978) 1978 Seminary Transcripts
- pages 105-108, 110, 111, 112, 129
Trungpa, Chögyam (1979) 1979 Seminary Transcripts
- pages 75, 80-81, 82, 85, 87, 99, 104, 119, 120, 124, 126, 127, 134, 137, 139
Trungpa, Chögyam (1980) 1980 Seminary Transcripts
- pages 91-2, 99
- pages 98-104, 105
- relative
Trungpa, Chögyam (1981) 1981 Seminary Transcripts
- pages 79, 80, 85, 87-91, 106-107
- page 88
- and vipashyana
- page 99
- cooling quality of
Trungpa, Chögyam (1982) 1982 Seminary Transcripts
- pages 73, 74, 92, 110, 132, 139
Trungpa, Chögyam (1983) 1983 Seminary Transcripts
- pages 38, 53, 58
- pages 45-52, 53-55, 58, 62-63, 67
- absolute
Trungpa, Chögyam (1984) 1984 Seminary Transcripts
- page 30
- pages 46-47, 53, 62
- relative
- pages 53-54, 55, 56, 59, 62
- absolute
Trungpa, Chögyam (1985) 1985 Seminary Transcripts
- pages 20, 60-61, 62-63, 65, 67-68, 75-76
- pages 80, 81, 83, 86, 89, 92, 93
- (in talk by Dorje Loppön Lodrö Dorje) concerning the six paramitas
- page 95
- vidhyadhara discusses the bodhisattva vow
Other authors
Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche (2001) Progressive Stages of Meditation on Emptiness
- pages 25, 43, 53, 62, 69, 78
- (as Bodhicitta)
Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche (2003) Ascertaining Certainty about the View
- pages 11, 68, 69
