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This research study focuses on the organization background of self ordination which appears in the formation process of three comprehensive precepts. There is a clear depiction of Mahayana Buddhist’s preparation for the bodhisattva precepts in the formation process of three comprehensive precepts. Especially, we could observe various conflicts on the establishment of the basicperception of the three comprehensive precepts. The self ordination would probably be a good solution for the conflicts. The self ordination is one form of Mahayana Buddhism’s ordination ceremonies which would be allowed under the circumstances when there is no master near-by. The proposition about the absence of master near-by represents the Buddhism realm at that time when there were not many masters who conversed into the Mahayana Buddhism. Therefore, self ordination by his own will was allowed without having an other person to give an ordination at that time. Susang ordination requires this type of self ordination, and hence it has an important meaning in the inheritance of the Korean Buddhism precept lineage. We should give more regards with respectto the self ordination since it tried to carry on the Buddhism precept lineage which faced the crisis of ceasing to exist by setting up an autonomous vow at his own will without a presence of master.