[This document can be acquired from a sub-directory coombspapers via anonymous FTP and/or COOMBSQUEST gopher on the node COOMBS.ANU.EDU.AU] The document's ftp filename and the full directory path are given in the coombspapers top level INDEX file] [This version: 23 November 1993] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This file was copied from an archive of Zen Buddhist texts established at Sam Huston Univ, Texas, US on a Gopher Host: oac3.hsc.uth.tmc.edu Path=1/computers/oac_staff/S_Newton/zen The original document was provided by Steven Newton, of the Southwest Chogye International Zen Academeia 1375 Bunker Hill Houston, TX 77055 English (713) 467-0998 Korean (713) 467-0997 Fax (713) 467-0998 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- FOUR GREAT VOWS Ordinary-beings are innumerable I vow to liberate them all Defilements are endless I vow to eliminate them all Buddha's teachings are unlimited I vow to learn them all The ways of enlightenment are supreme I vow to achieve them all I vow to liberate all ordinary-beings from my mind I vow to eliminate all defilements from my mind I vow to embrace every teaching of my self-nature I vow to achieve the way of enlightenment from my self-nature Southwest Chogye International Zen Academeia ----------------------------------------------------------------------- end of record