The Bodhicaryavatara

Author : Shantideva
Publisher : Library of Tibetan Works and Archives
ISBN 13 : 8185102597
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Guide to the Bodhisattava's Way of Life written by Shantideva and published by Library of Tibetan Works and Archives. This book was released on 2017-01-01 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Francis Brassard
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 0791492532
Total Pages : 207 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Concept of Bodhicitta in Śāntideva's Bodhicaryāvatāra written by Francis Brassard and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2012-02-16 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Śāntideva
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780192837202
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Bodhicaryāvatāra written by Śāntideva and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1998 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Paul Williams
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136810730
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Altruism and Reality written by Paul Williams and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-12-16 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brings together Paul Williams' previously published papers on the Indian and Tibetan interpretations of selected verses from the eighth and ninth chapters of the Bodhicaryavatara.

Author : Śāntideva
Publisher : Tharpa Publications US
ISBN 13 : 0948006889
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Shantideva's Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life written by Śāntideva and published by Tharpa Publications US. This book was released on 2002 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Paul Williams
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
ISBN 13 : 9788120817166
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Studies in the Philosophy of the Bodhicaryāvatāra written by Paul Williams and published by Motilal Banarsidass Publ.. This book was released on 2000 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Śāntideva
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Path of Light written by Śāntideva and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Śāntideva
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publishe
ISBN 13 : 9788120832374
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.7X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Bodhicaryāvatāra of Śāntideva written by Śāntideva and published by Motilal Banarsidass Publishe. This book was released on 2007 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: art of life and not a theory.

Author : Perry Schmidt-Leukel
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789042938489
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Buddha Mind - Christ Mind written by Perry Schmidt-Leukel and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Bodhicaryavatara ("Entering the Course towards Awakening") is an Indian Mahayana Buddhist companion to the path of a Bodhisattva, someone motivated by the altruistic "spirit of awakening". Unlike many other Buddhist scriptures, much of this text is written in the very touching form of personal reflections. Despite its late composition (7th-8th cent. CE), the Bodhicaryavatara quickly gained widespread recognition and high appraisal in various parts of the Buddhist world and even beyond. Today it is one of the most widely translated Buddhist texts. The 14th Dalai Lama has emphasized the special impact of this scripture on his own spirituality, and a number of Western scholars have praised it as a true gem among the world's religious classics. After many commentaries by Buddhist scholars throughout the centuries, this is the first commentary from a Christian perspective, exploring the deep resonances between the "spirit of awakening" and the "spirit of Christ".

Author : Shantideva
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
ISBN 13 : 1590306147
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Way of the Bodhisattva written by Shantideva and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2008-10-14 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.