Vows Not Yet Fulfilled
Having dedicated every wholesome root toward the buddhas, the bodhisattva turns the same dedication toward every bodhisattva as well, wishing that whoever's vow remains unfulfilled might fulfill it completely, that whoever's mind is not yet pure might attain purity, and that whoever has not yet perfected every pāramitā might come to perfect them — abiding securely in the vajra-like mind of bodhi and never abandoning great diligence.
From the Buddhas to the Bodhisattvas
The dedication's direction shifts here from buddhas already fully awakened to bodhisattvas still on the path — a wish for completion rather than increase, since a bodhisattva's vow may still be unfulfilled, their mind not yet entirely pure, their pāramitās not yet perfected. The passage closes on a practical outcome: causing living beings to abandon pride and self-conceit, and helping bodhisattvas obtain bright and keen faculties as they cultivate toward all-knowing wisdom.
「佛子！菩薩摩訶薩以諸善根迴向佛已，復以此善根迴向菩薩，所謂：『願未滿者令得圓滿，心未淨者令得清淨，諸波羅蜜未滿足者令得滿足。安住金剛菩提之心，於一切智得不退轉，不捨大精進，守護菩提門一切善根；
"Child of the Buddha! Once the bodhisattva mahāsattva has dedicated every wholesome root toward the buddhas, they then dedicate this very wholesome root toward the bodhisattvas as well, namely: 'May whoever has not yet fulfilled their vow come to fulfill it completely; may whoever's mind is not yet pure come to attain purity; may whoever has not yet perfected every pāramitā come to perfect them. May they abide securely in the vajra-like mind of bodhi, attaining non-regression in all-knowing wisdom, never abandoning great diligence, guarding and protecting every wholesome root at the gateway of bodhi;
能令眾生捨離我慢，發菩提心，所願成滿；安住一切菩薩所住，獲得菩薩明利諸根，修習善根，證薩婆若。』
being able to cause living beings to abandon pride and self-conceit, give rise to the mind of bodhi, and have every wish fulfilled; abiding securely wherever every bodhisattva abides, obtaining the bodhisattva's own bright and keen faculties, cultivating and practicing wholesome roots, and realizing all-knowing wisdom.'
The wish that bodhisattvas obtain "bright and keen faculties" is a small but telling detail — the dedication does not merely wish for external attainments like liberation or wisdom, but for the very sharpness of perception and understanding that makes further cultivation possible. It treats capacity itself as something to be dedicated toward, not only the outcomes that capacity eventually produces.
Part 236 Complete
This closes Part 236. Chapter 25 continues in Part 237 as the bodhisattva dedicates wholesome roots toward every living being, wishing that even the briefest moment of beholding a buddha, hearing the Dharma, or revering the Saṅgha bring living beings to a mind of pure faith.