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- On the ''bodhisattva'' path, the Three Jew … On the ''bodhisattva'' path, the Three Jewels (''ratnatraya'') serve as the supreme objects of refuge and the source of the vows and aspirations necessary to attain enlightenment for the benefit of all beings. The cultivation of ''bodhicitta'' is always preceded by taking refuge in the Buddha, Dharma, and Saṅgha. In the Mahāyāna, the Buddha is seen as the guide who has perfected the two accumulations (''sambhāradvaya'') of merit (''puṇya'') and wisdom (''jñāna'')f merit (''puṇya'') and wisdom (''jñāna'') +
- T. ''tshogs zhing'') because making offerings, prostrations, and other devotional practices toward them cultivates the virtuous roots (''kuśalamūla'') necessary for awakening. +
- and the Saṅgha as the community of noble ''bodhisattvas'' (''āryabodhisattvasaṅgha'') who accompany the practitioner on the path. The Three Jewels are described as a "field of merit" (''puṇyakṣetra'' +
- the Dharma as the path of the six perfections (''ṣaṭpāramitā'') +
