The Bodhisattva VowsThe Bodhisattva Vows. The eighteen root and forty six branch vows. We should feel great happiness when we take the Bodhisattva vows because every moment, we collect merit as vast as the sky; its unbelievable. Furthermore, the merit of every virtuous action we do is multiplied millions of times. Even with the realization of emptiness, we still cannot attain enlightenment without taking and living in the Bodhisattva vows. Therefore, we should rejoice