Samantabhadra’s Practices and Vows

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Samantabhadra’s Practices and Vows is a key Mahayana Buddhist text outlining the great bodhisattva Samantabhadra’s ten vast vows and practices that guide devotees toward enlightenment and universal compassion.

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Label	Occurrences
Bodhisattva Superior Practices	1
Samantabhadra-carya-pranidhana (Samantabhadra’s Vows)	1
Samantabhadra’s Practices and Vows canonical	1
Samantabhadra’s Ten Great Vows	1

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Target entity: Samantabhadra’s Practices and Vows
Context triple: [Avataṃsaka Sutra, containsSection, Samantabhadra’s Practices and Vows]

A. Commentary on the Sutra of Perfect Enlightenment
Commentary on the Sutra of Perfect Enlightenment is an influential Buddhist exegesis by the Tang dynasty scholar-monk Zongmi that synthesizes Huayan and Chan perspectives on the Sutra of Perfect Enlightenment.
B. Bodhisattva vows
Bodhisattva vows are Mahayana Buddhist commitments to attain enlightenment for the benefit of all beings, guiding practitioners to cultivate compassion, wisdom, and altruistic conduct.
C. Avalokiteśvara as hearer of the world’s cries
Avalokiteśvara as hearer of the world’s cries is a compassionate bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism who attentively listens to the suffering of all beings and responds with mercy and aid.
D. Lankāvatāra Sutra
The Lankāvatāra Sutra is a key Mahayana Buddhist scripture known for its teachings on mind-only philosophy, Buddha-nature, and the importance of direct experiential realization over conceptual understanding.
E. Guhyasamāja
Guhyasamāja is a central highest yoga tantra deity and practice system in Tibetan Buddhism, especially emphasized in the Gelug tradition as a foundational framework for advanced tantric meditation and realization.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Samantabhadra’s Practices and Vows
Target entity description: Samantabhadra’s Practices and Vows is a key Mahayana Buddhist text outlining the great bodhisattva Samantabhadra’s ten vast vows and practices that guide devotees toward enlightenment and universal compassion.

A. Commentary on the Sutra of Perfect Enlightenment
Commentary on the Sutra of Perfect Enlightenment is an influential Buddhist exegesis by the Tang dynasty scholar-monk Zongmi that synthesizes Huayan and Chan perspectives on the Sutra of Perfect Enlightenment.
B. Bodhisattva vows
Bodhisattva vows are Mahayana Buddhist commitments to attain enlightenment for the benefit of all beings, guiding practitioners to cultivate compassion, wisdom, and altruistic conduct.
C. Avalokiteśvara as hearer of the world’s cries
Avalokiteśvara as hearer of the world’s cries is a compassionate bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism who attentively listens to the suffering of all beings and responds with mercy and aid.
D. Lankāvatāra Sutra
The Lankāvatāra Sutra is a key Mahayana Buddhist scripture known for its teachings on mind-only philosophy, Buddha-nature, and the importance of direct experiential realization over conceptual understanding.
E. Guhyasamāja
Guhyasamāja is a central highest yoga tantra deity and practice system in Tibetan Buddhism, especially emphasized in the Gelug tradition as a foundational framework for advanced tantric meditation and realization.
F. None of above. chosen