The Sūtra of Dharmaketu

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ཆོས་ཀྱི་རྒྱལ་མཚན་གྱི་མདོ།
The Sūtra of Dharmaketu
Dharmaketu­sūtra

While the Buddha Śākyamuni is staying in Śrāvastī, a bodhisattva named Dharmaketu asks him what qualities a bodhisattva must possess in order to reach awakening quickly. In response, the Buddha enumerates the ten most important qualities for bodhisattvas to cultivate.

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