Buddha Dharma, Bodhisattva Dharma, and Ordinary Being Dharma

Bodhisattvas receive and learn from the Buddhas and bodhisattvas of the ten directions over countless kalpas; the parts of their teachings that are correct belong to the Dharma of the Buddhas of the ten directions, while the erroneous parts belong to their own Dharma that is not yet perfected in practice and realization. The Buddha-Dharma cannot be attributed to the possession of a single Buddha, let alone to bodhisattvas, and ordinary beings even less can possess the Buddha-Dharma. One who possesses the Buddha-Dharma is a Buddha; one who possesses the bodhisattva-Dharma is a bodhisattva; one who possesses the ordinary being's Dharma is an ordinary being. People at each level have the Dharma of their respective level. Therefore, everyone should make great aspirations and perfect the Buddha-Dharma as early as possible, so as to attain Buddhahood sooner.