Mipham Rinpoche:{ji srid sdom min de'i gnyen po sdom pa thob pa na gtong la, shi ba na yang gtong ngo, mtshan gnyis byung bas kyang gtong bar bshad do} The negative vow is abandoned as soon as one takes a [positive] vow, which is a remedy to that negative vow, and also at death. It is also taught that the negative vow is abandoned through the occurrence of two genders.