Jitāri, Śāntideva and Prabhākarakīrti

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Jitāri, Śāntideva and Prabhākarakīrti
Journal Article
Influence and Reception of Śāntideva's Works in India and Beyond


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Shirasaki, Kenjo. "Jitāri, Śāntideva and Prabhākarakīrti." Indogaku Bukkyōgaku Kenkyū (Journal of Indian and Buddhist Studies) 29, no. 2 (1981): 80–84. https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/ibk1952/29/2/29_2_898/_pdf/-char/en.
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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.