SAMANTABHADRA BODHISATTVA’S FIRST GREAT VOW: PAY HOMAGE TO ALL BUDDHAS
Master Jun Hong Lu: The first great vow is to pay homage to all Buddhas. To pay homage means to have a heart of deference. With great respect, your mind contemplates, your body bows and your mouth praises. You prostrate to Guan Yin Bodhisattva because you venerate Her; the same goes when you put your palms together when you see me, your Master, it is because you have great respect for me.
All these will come naturally when you have a heart of deference. Therefore, Buddhist practitioners must understand the significance of great respect.
Source: Master Jun Hong Lu’s Buddhism In Plain Terms, Volume 11 Chapter 12
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