Śāntidēva's Bodhicharyāvatāra
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Śāntidēva's Bodhicharyāvatāra: Original Sanskrit Text with English Translation and Exposition based on Prajñākarmati's Pañjikā
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Description
A translation of Śāntidēva's Bodhicharyāvatāra by Parmananda Sharma. Contains the original Sanskrit text with English translation and exposition based on Prajñākarmati's Pañjikā.
This text has also been re-translated by Parmananda Sharma in Discourses on Bodhicharyāvatāra. That translation is not based on Prajnākaramati's Panjikā but is based on the on His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s discourses on Bodhicharyāvatāra given to the Himalayan devotees from Lahaul, Spiti, Kinnaur and the Tibetan residents at Kullu-Manali, Himachal Pradesh in 1981.
Citation
Sharma, Parmananda, trans. Śāntidēva's Bodhicharyāvatāra: Original Sanskrit Text with English Translation and Exposition based on Prajñākarmati's Pañjikā. 2 vols. New Delhi: Aditya Prakashan, 1990.
Table of contents
- Foreword - H.H. Dalai Lama
- One Wordv
- Bodhicaryāvatāravii
- Śāntdevaix
- Prajñākaramatixii
- Chapter I: BODHICHITTĀNUŚAMŚĀ
- In Praise of Bodhichitta1
- Chapter II: PĀPADEŚANĀ
- Indicating sin31
- Chapter III: BODHICHITTA - PARIGRAH
- Acceptance of Bodhichitta68
- Chapter IV: BODHICHITTĀPRAMĀDA
- Perseverance in Bodhichitta84
- Chapter V: SAMPRAJANYA - RAKŚṆAMA
- Guarding Awareness112
- Chapter VI: KŚĀNTI - PĀRMITĀ
- Perfection of Forbearance181
- Chapter VII: VEERYA - PĀRMITĀ
- Perfection of Valour251
- Chapter VIII: DHYĀNA - PĀRMITĀ
- Perfection of Meditation287
- Chapter IX: PRAJNĀ - PĀRMITĀ
- Chapter X: PARIṆĀMNĀ
- Dedication471
Interconnections
1 Full translation of
An "Introduction to Bodhisattva Practice," the Bodhisattvacaryāvatāra is a poem about the path of a bodhisattva, in ten chapters, written by the Indian Buddhist Śāntideva (fl. c. 685–763). One of the masterpieces of world literature, it is a core text of Mahāyāna Buddhism and continues to be taught, studied, and commented upon in many languages and by many traditions around the world. The main subject of the text is bodhicitta, the altruistic aspiration for enlightenment, and the path and practices of the bodhisattva, the six perfections (pāramitās). The text forms the basis of many contemporary discussions of Buddhist ethics and philosophy.
2 Teaching based on
An "Introduction to Bodhisattva Practice," the Bodhisattvacaryāvatāra is a poem about the path of a bodhisattva, in ten chapters, written by the Indian Buddhist Śāntideva (fl. c. 685–763). One of the masterpieces of world literature, it is a core text of Mahāyāna Buddhism and continues to be taught, studied, and commented upon in many languages and by many traditions around the world. The main subject of the text is bodhicitta, the altruistic aspiration for enlightenment, and the path and practices of the bodhisattva, the six perfections (pāramitās). The text forms the basis of many contemporary discussions of Buddhist ethics and philosophy.
Written by Prajñākaramati (950–1030), the Bodhicaryāvatārapañjikā is considered to be the most important Indian commentary on the Bodhicaryāvatāraby Śāntideva. This commentary explains the words in the verses (tshig 'grel), with additional commentaries on difficult points. Excluding The Dedication Chapter, it has only nine chapters.
1 Related
An English translation of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s discourses on Bodhicaryāvatāra given to the Himalayan devotees from Lahaul, Spiti, Kinnaur, and the Tibetan residents at Kullu-Manali, Himachal Pradesh in 1981
