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"The bodies of all Buddhas Are just one reality-body: One in mind, one in wisdom, The same in power and fearlessness." ~The Avatamsaka Sutra

Samanatabhadra also expounds the ten vows which he undertook in order to attain Buddhahood in the Avatamsaka Sutra - the basis for the Chinese Hua yen School. Although Hua yen died out, its philosophical understanding became the basis for Chan/Zen praxis. This sutra’s main theme is the interpenetration of the ‘one’ in the ‘all’, the ‘all’ in the ‘all’, as well as the realisation of emptiness, which is not seen in any way as contradicting the mundane way of seeing ‘forms’.

The Ten Vows of Samantabhadra are:

To pay homage and respect to all Buddhas. To praise the Thus Come One-Tathagata. To make abundant offerings. (e.g. give generously) To repent misdeeds and evil karmas. To rejoice in others' merits and virtues. To request the Buddhas to continue teaching. To request the Buddhas to remain in the world. To follow the teachings of the Buddhas at all times. To accommodate and benefit all living beings. To transfer all merits and virtues to benefit all beings.