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==I. The Basis Required for the Generation of Bodhichitta
==I. The Basis Required for the Generation of Bodhichitta

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Overview of chapter one: The Excellence and Benefits of Bodhichitta

==I. The Basis Required for the Generation of Bodhichitta ===A. The Human Body as a Basis for the Generation of Bodhichitta (4) ===B. The Mind as a Basis for Bodhichitta (5)

==II. The Benefits of Bodhichitta ===A. The General Benefits of Generating Bodhichitta ====1. Bodhichitta Is Superior to All Other Virtues (6–8) ====2. A Change of Name and of Status (9) ====3. The Benefits of Bodhichitta Shown by Means of Examples =====a) The Example of Alchemy (10) =====b) The example of the jewel (11) =====c) The Example of the Fruit-Bearing Miraculous Tree (12) =====d) The Example of the Heroic Bodyguard (13) =====e) The Example of Fires at the End of Time (14a–b) =====f) The Benefits of Bodhichitta Explained in Other Texts (14c–d)

===B. The Specific Benefits of Bodhichitta in Aspiration and the Specific Benefits of Bodhichitta in Action ====1. Classification of Bodhichitta of Aspiration and Action (15–16) ====2. The Benefits of Bodhichitta of Aspiration and Action (17–19) ====3. Proving the Benefits of Bodhichitta by Scripture and Reasoning =====a) Proving the Benefits of Bodhichitta by Scripture 20) =====b) Proving the Benefits of Bodhichitta with Reasoning ======i) Proving with Reasoning the Benefits of Bodhichitta in Aspiration (21–26) ======ii) Proving with Reasoning the Benefits of Bodhichitta in Action (27–30)

===C. The Greatness of a Person Who Possesses Bodhichitta (31–36)