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Originally Posted by markings
Westernised, clumsy, New Agey, long-winded, non-poetic.
There is no reason to use that.
What is lacking in most other versions quoted here is the word 'all' at the end of every line.
There are no exceptions, the job is not done until every single line item is done in it entirety. There is no option to leave anything out for whatever reason.
Innumerable are sentient beings, I vow to save them all.
Inexhaustible are our deluded passions, I vow to extinguish them all.
Immeasurable are the Dharma gates, I vow to enter them all.
Unsurpassed are the Buddha's teaching, vow to master them all.
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It's beautiful, spoken from a man who has dedicated his life from the age of sixteen to others, actions speak louder than words.