"Second, there is perfection of purity in the observance of moral precepts. Oh, good man! There may be a Bodhisattva who is pure in upholding the precepts. And yet, he does not so for the sake of shila, for the sake of shilaparamita, nor by beings, nor for profit, nor for Bodhi, nor for Nirvana, and nor to [become] a Sravaka or Pratyekabuddha. He only observes the precepts for the highest 'Paramartha-satya’[Ultimate Reality]. Oh, good man! This is what we call perfection in purity of the precepts of a Bodhisattva."
Read More on the Nirvana Sutra, Chapter 38, on Bodhisattva Lion's Roar 6.
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