Tangut Buddhism and the Bodhicittotpādasamādānavidhi
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Tangut Buddhism and the Bodhicittotpādasamādānavidhi
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The paper introduces part of the Tangut textual corpus, associated with the Bodhicaryāvatāra and the ritual composition by Jitāri, Bodhicittotpādasamādānavidhi. We conclude that in Xixia (1038– 1227) there was a textual cluster revolving around these two texts. Tanguts generated a local tradition of studying both of these texts, whereas the Bodhicittotpādasamādānavidhi appeared to have been an important text prescribed for study by the Tangut monks. We discuss the versions of the texts and their commentaries.
Citation
Solonin, Kirill, and Haoyue Xie. "Tangut Buddhism and the Bodhicittotpādasamādānavidhi." Studies in Chinese Religions 7, nos. 2–3 (2021): 267–78.
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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.
A formal ritual for giving rise to bodhicitta by Jetāri, a prominent scholar at Nālandā.
