Name: The way of the Bodhisattva (Shambhala Library)
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Author: Shantideva
ISBN: 9781590306147

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The way of the Bodhisattva (Shambhala Library)

Type

Physical Book

Author

Shantideva

Publisher

Shambhala

Year

2008

Language

English

Pages

361

Format

Hardcover

Weight

ISBN

1590306147

ISBN13

9781590306147

Synopsis "The way of the Bodhisattva (Shambhala Library) "

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

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Shantideva lived in the great monastic university of Nalanda, possibly between the years 685 and 763 of our era. He is the author of two major works, the splendidly poetic Bodhicharyavatara, “Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life” and the Siksa-Samucchaya, “A Compendium of Teachings”, which consists mostly of quotes from about a hundred Mahayana sutras, many of which can no longer be recovered from any other source.

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