The Bodhicaryavatara A Guide to the Buddhist Path to Awakening
The Bodhicaryavatara A Guide to the Buddhist Path to Awakening
- ISBN 13:
9780192829795
- ISBN 10:
0192829793
- Format: Paperback
- Copyright: 03/28/1996
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Newer Edition
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Summary
Written in India in the early eighteenth century AD, Santideva's Bodhicaryavatara became one of the most popular accounts of the Buddhist spiritual path. Important as a manual of training among Mahayana Buddhists, especially in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, this text continues to be used as the basis for teaching by modern Buddhist teachers. This new translation from the original language provides detailed annotations explaining allusions and technical references. The Introductions set Santideva's work in context, and for the first time explain its structure.