The Bodhicaryāvatāra

The Bodhicaryāvatāra
Author: Śāntideva
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 248
Release: 1998
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780192837202

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Written in India in the early 8th century AD, Santideva's work became one of the most popular accounts of the Buddhist spiritual path. This is a new translation from the original language, with detailed annotations explaining allusions and technical references.

A Guide to the Bodhisattava's Way of Life

A Guide to the Bodhisattava's Way of Life
Author: Shantideva
Publisher: Library of Tibetan Works and Archives
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2017-01-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 8185102597

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Shantideva’s Bodhisattvacharyavatara (A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life) holds a unique place in Mahayana Buddhism akin to that of the Dhammapada in Hinayana Buddhism and the Bhagavadgita in Hinduism. In combining those rare qualities of scholastic precision, spiritual depth and poetical beauty, its appeal extends to a wide audience of Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike. Composed in India during the 8th century of the Christian era, it has since been an inspiration to millions of people throughout the world. This present translation by Stephen Batchelor is based upon a 12th century Tibetan commentary as orally explained by Ven. Geshe Ngawang Dhargyey. The ninth chapter on wisdom has been expanded for this edition with relevant commentarial passages.

The Concept of Bodhicitta in Śāntideva's Bodhicaryāvatāra

The Concept of Bodhicitta in Śāntideva's Bodhicaryāvatāra
Author: Francis Brassard
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Total Pages: 207
Release: 2012-02-16
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0791492532

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This book explores an important concept within the Buddhist Mahāyāna tradition, bodhicitta. This term appears frequently in Sanskrit literature relating to the spiritual practices of the bodhisattva in Mahāyāna Buddhism and has been variously translated as "thought of enlightenment" or "desire of enlightenment." Francis Brassard offers a contextual analysis of bodhicitta based on the presuppositions underlying the spiritual practice of the bodhisattva. Since the understanding that emerges involves how one ought to view the process of spiritual transformation, this work contributes to Buddhist psychology and soteriology in particular, and to comparative religions in general. The book surveys the various interpretations of the concept of bodhicitta, analyzes its possible functions in the context of the spiritual path of the aspirant to enlightenment, and discusses an understanding of bodhicitta in the context of the Śāntideva's Bodhicaryāvatāra.

The Bodhicaryāvatāra of Śāntideva

The Bodhicaryāvatāra of Śāntideva
Author: Śāntideva
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publishe
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2007
Genre: Mahayana Buddhism
ISBN: 9788120832374

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art of life and not a theory.

The Way of the Bodhisattva

The Way of the Bodhisattva
Author: Shantideva
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Total Pages: 385
Release: 2008-10-14
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1590306147

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Treasured by Buddhists of all traditions, The Way of the Bodhisattva (Bodhicharyavatara) is a guide to cultivating the mind of enlightenment and to generating the qualities of love, compassion, generosity, and patience. This text has been studied, practiced, and expounded upon in an unbroken tradition for centuries. Presented in the form of a personal meditation in verse, it outlines the path of the Bodhisattvas—those who renounce the peace of individual enlightenment and vow to work for the liberation of all beings and to attain buddhahood for their sake. This version is translated from the Tibetan and includes a foreword by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, a translator’s preface, a thorough introduction, a note on the translation, and three appendices of commentary by the Nyingma master Kunzang Pelden.

Shantideva's Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life

Shantideva's Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life
Author: Śāntideva
Publisher: Tharpa Publications US
Total Pages: 223
Release: 2002
Genre: Bodhisattvas
ISBN: 0948006889

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Reading the verses slowly, while contemplating their meaning, has a profoundly liberating effect on the mind. The poem invokes special positive states of mind, moving us from suffering and conflict to happiness and peace, and gradually introduces us to the entire path to attaining the supreme inner peace of enlightenment, the real meaning of our human life.

Studies in the Philosophy of the Bodhicaryāvatāra

Studies in the Philosophy of the Bodhicaryāvatāra
Author: Paul Williams
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2000
Genre: Buddhist philosophy
ISBN: 9788120817166

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This volume brings together Paul Williams`s previously published papers on the Indian and Tibetan interpretations of selected verses from the eighth and ninth chapters of the Bodhicaryavatara. In addition there is a much longer version of the paper `Identifying the Object of Negation` and nearly half the book consists of a wholly new essay, The Absence of self and the Removal of Pain`, subtitled `How Santideva Destroyed the Bodhisattva Path.

A Guide to the Bodhisattava's Way of Life

A Guide to the Bodhisattava's Way of Life
Author: Shantideva
Publisher: Library of Tibetan Works and Archives
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2017-01-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 8185102597

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Shantideva’s Bodhisattvacharyavatara (A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life) holds a unique place in Mahayana Buddhism akin to that of the Dhammapada in Hinayana Buddhism and the Bhagavadgita in Hinduism. In combining those rare qualities of scholastic precision, spiritual depth and poetical beauty, its appeal extends to a wide audience of Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike. Composed in India during the 8th century of the Christian era, it has since been an inspiration to millions of people throughout the world. This present translation by Stephen Batchelor is based upon a 12th century Tibetan commentary as orally explained by Ven. Geshe Ngawang Dhargyey. The ninth chapter on wisdom has been expanded for this edition with relevant commentarial passages.

SHANTIDEVA'S A GUIDE TO THE BODHISATTVA'S WAY OF LIFE

SHANTIDEVA'S A GUIDE TO THE BODHISATTVA'S WAY OF LIFE
Author:
Publisher: Library of Tibetan Works and Archives
Total Pages: 263
Release: 2016-01-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9383441844

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The Bodhisattva’s Way of Life is one of the most dearly beloved Buddhist texts, which has been taught and often quoted by the Dalai Lama as well as many other great Tibetan masters. Because of its relevance to modern times, his text has been translated into a dozen languages. The Bodhisattva's Way of Life was written by the eighth century Indian Bodhisattva, Shantideva, and is a comprehensive outline of everything one needs to know to be a Bodhisattva. A Bodhisattva is someone who decides to work towards achieving enlightenment and to not give up this task until all other sentient beings are liberated. The Bodhisattva's Way of life begins by explaining how and why to make offerings to the Three Jewels and how take the bodhisattva vow (which is still being done this way 1,400 years later). The book also covers how to develop compassion towards those we like and also those who want to harm us. It explains the need to develop selflessness and how to actually do this, as well as how to develop patience with those people and things that obstruct us. It also describes how we should carry ourself in a peaceful and pleasing way to others and how to develop diligence and how to practice meditation. The famous ninth chapter, finally, explains how we should understand emptiness of all phenomena. This edition of The Bodhisattva's Way of Life is unique because it combines both a translation of the root text with each verse or set of verses followed by a lucid and relevant commentary by Thrangu Rinpoche. Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche is very well suited for this task, being a renowned Buddhist scholar who has had three decades of experience teaching students in centers across Asia, Europe, and North America. Thrangu Rinpoche has been teaching Western and Asian students Buddhism for thirty years and is author of 50 books on Buddhism. He holds the highest Lharampa degree for mastering the major teachings of all four lineages of Tibetan Buddhism. Because of his outstanding scholarship he was appointed by the Dalai Lama to be a personal tutor for the Seventeenth Karmapa.