Śāntideva in the History of Mādhyamika Philosophy

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Śāntideva in the History of Mādhyamika Philosophy
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Śāntideva's Life and Cultural World


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The main topic which I would like to discuss here is Śāntideva's position in the history of Mādhyamika philosophy, in the light of recent studies on his masterpiece, Bodhi (sattva)-caryāvatāra especially on its earlier version, which was recently identified in the Tibetan manuscripts from Tun-huang.
      Before proceeding it will not be out of place to acquaint with recent contributive studies on the Bodhi (sattva)-caryāvatāra and commentaries thereon carried out by our contemporary scholars. Here I will confine myself to those books and articles which have been published after late 1970s, because information prior to this period can be had through studies made by Professors Pezzali (1968) and Ejima (1978). (Saito, para 1–2, 254)

Citation
Saito, Akira. "Śāntideva in the History of Mādhyamika Philosophy." In Buddhism in India and Abroad: An Integrating Influence in Vedic and Post-Vedic Perspective, edited by Kalpakam Sankarnarayan, Motohiro Yoritomi, and Shubhada A. Joshi, 257–63. Mumbai: Somaiya Publications, 1996.
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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.
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This article (In Japanese) by Akira Saito explores Śāntideva's position in the history of Mādhyamika philosophy. Published by the Journal of Religious Studies 69, no. 4 (1996): 173–75.