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The 26 pages that link to Bodhicitta, each with the reason it gives.

• MahayanaRelated: This aspiration motivates the bodhisattva path across Mahayana traditions.

• BodhisattvaRelated: Its arising marks the commitment that begins the Mahayana bodhisattva path.

• VajrayanaRelated: Vajrayana practice is traditionally grounded in this altruistic intention.

• TantraRelated: In Buddhist tantra, this altruistic aim frames the use of powerful ritual methods.

• BuddhahoodRelated: It gives the bodhisattva path its universal aim.

• AtishaRelated: Atisha places this altruistic intention at the heart of the path to enlightenment.

• Merit (Buddhism)Compared with: This universal aim reframes wholesome deeds beyond personal accumulation of good results.

• KaruṇāRelated: Mahayana traditions connect compassion with the resolve to awaken for all.

• Buddhist tantraRelated: Tantric practice is framed by the Mahayana motivation to benefit all beings.

• LamrimRelated: Lamrim presents this altruistic aspiration as a defining aim of the great-capacity path.

• Six PerfectionsRelated: This motivation gives the six practices their bodhisattva orientation.

• Bodhisattva vowRelated: The vow gives this aspiration a declared and sustained form.

• TummoRelated: Tummo is traditionally undertaken within a Buddhist path oriented toward awakening, not heat alone.

• KadampaRelated: Kadampa training places this altruistic intention at the heart of the bodhisattva path.

• TonglenRelated: Tonglen cultivates the compassionate aspiration that motivates the bodhisattva path.

• Diamond SutraRelated: The sutra frames selfless practice within the bodhisattva’s universal aim.

• BrahmaviharaRelated: Both emphasize concern for all beings, but bodhicitta explicitly aims at awakening for their benefit.

• Compassion meditationRelated: This aspiration gives compassion practice a wider purpose in Mahayana settings.

• LojongRelated: Lojong trains both aspirational and practical forms of this compassionate intention.

• PāramitāRelated: This motivation gives pāramitā practice its bodhisattva purpose.

• NgöndroRelated: Ngöndro cultivates this motivation before tantric practice.

• AvalokiteśvaraRelated: This aspiration underlies the bodhisattva ideal embodied by Avalokiteśvara.

• Je TsongkhapaRelated: In Tsongkhapa’s path, this motivation joins ethical practice with the pursuit of wisdom.

• AtiśaRelated: Atiśa places this altruistic aim at the heart of the path.

• Refuge in BuddhismRelated: In Mahayana traditions, refuge may be joined to this wider altruistic aim.

• Yab-YumRelated: Its compassionate aim gives the image’s union a soteriological meaning.