Śāntideva and the Bodhisattva Ideal

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Śāntideva and the Bodhisattva Ideal
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The Bodhisattva Path According to Śāntideva


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Saddhatissa, Hammalava. "Śāntideva and the Bodhisattva Ideal." In Buddhist Philosophy and Culture: Essays in Honour of N. A. Jayawickrema, edited by David J. Kalupahana and W. G. Weeraratne, 93–100. Colombo, Sri Lanka: N. A. Jayawickrema Felicitation Volume Committee, 1987.
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Classical WorksAbout this item
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.