Āpatti and Atisāra in Chapter Ten of the Bodhisattvabhūmi

In chapter X of the Yogācārabhūmi, the three categories of pure precepts are indicated as bodhisattva precepts. In addition to prohibiting certain actions, the text stipulates that the practice of the bodhisattva six perfections and altruistic practices are precepts. The forty-three precepts are also expressed in concrete terms.From the perspective of the contents of the the forty-three precepts, there are numerous examples for both āpatti and atisāra precepts. The text tends to deem an act as an offense if it is based on defiled desire （kleśa） or for the act per se. In the text, the expression atisāra is also found referring to infringing the bodhisattva rules （vinaya）. Hence, there is an implied consensus that in the bodhisattva’s rules, atisāra can be judged as āpatti.