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The Bodhicaryavatara (Paperback)
Santideva; Translated by Kate Crosby, Andrew Skilton; Edited by Paul Williams
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Written in India in the early eighth century AD, Santideva's
Bodhicaryavatara became one of the most popular accounts of the
Buddhist's spiritual path. The Bodhicaryavatara takes as its
subject the profound desire to become a Buddha and save all beings
from suffering. The person who enacts such a desire is a
Bodhisattva. Santideva not only sets out what the Bodhisattva must
do and become, he also invokes the intense feelings of aspiration
which underlie such a commitment, using language which has inspired
Buddhists in their religious life from his time to the present.
Important as a manual of training among Mahayana Buddhists,
especially in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, the Bodhicaryavatara
continues to be used as the basis for teaching by modern Buddhist
teachers. This is a new translation from the original language,
with detailed annotations explaining allusions and technical
references. The Introduction sets Santideva's work in context, and
for the first time explain its structure. ABOUT THE SERIES: For
over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the
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most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features,
including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful
notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further
study, and much more.
In the whole of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition there is no single
treatise more deeply revered or widely practiced than A Guide to
the Bodhisattva Way of Life. Composed in the eighth century by the
Indian Bodhisattva Santideva, it became an instant classic in the
curricula of the Buddhist monastic universities of India, and its
renown has grown ever since. Santideva presents methods to
harmonize one's life with the Bodhisattva ideal and inspires the
reader to cultivate the perfections of the Bodhisattva generosity,
ethics, patience, zeal, meditative concentration and wisdom.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
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The Bodhicaryavatara is an ancient text written in Sanskrit around
700 CE by Santideva, Buddhist monk and scholar who lived at the
Nalanda Monastic University in India. The Bodhicaryavatara roughly
translates to A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life. A
Bodhisattva is an enlightened being on their way to attaining full
Buddhahood for the benefit of all sentient beings. The text has ten
chapters that explain how to develop bodhicitta, or the enlightened
mind. Earlier English translations of this text are accurate but
difficult to understand for many readers living in the 21st
Century. The mode of expression and the figures of speech are the
product of that far-off time. This book faithfully re-expresses in
modern day language the underlying message of the original text.
Every effort has been made to preserve the underlying spirit of the
message. There will be those who object to the changing of the
outward form of this much-loved classic. While the author respects
the beauty of the original text, the governing principle is to
bring the even greater beauty of the underlying message to a whole
new audience in the modern world who might otherwise find the
original less than easy to fully understand. If you are embarking
on the path to enlightenment, or just curious, this slim little
book could be just the change agent you have been looking for. It
is said to be one of the Dalai Lama's favorite texts. Chapter 1 The
Benefit of the Spirit of Awakening Chapter 2 The Confession of
Error Chapter 3 Adopting the Spirit of Awakening Chapter 4
Attending to the Spirit of Awakening Chapter 5 Guarding
Introspection Chapter 6 The Perfection of Patience Chapter 7 The
Perfection of Zeal Chapter 8 The Perfection of Meditation Chapter 9
The Perfection of Wisdom Chapter 10 The Post-Dedication
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the
1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly
expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable,
high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
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