Bodhicaryāvatāra: Introduction à la pratique de la sainteté bouddhique (bodhi)

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Bodhicaryāvatāra: Introduction a la Pratique de la Sainteté Bouddhique (Bodhi)
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Translation of the BCA Source Texts (Skt-Fr)


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This is La Vallée Poussin's partial translation of the Bodhicaryāvatāra into French. "Bodhicaryāvatāra: Introduction à la pratique de la sainteté bouddhique (bodhi)" is a translation of the Sanskrit of chapters I, II, III, IV and X. It was published in Le Muséon 11 (1892): 68–82; 87–109. Anther partial translation, consisting of chapter 5, was later published in 1896. This was followed by a complete translation in 1907. The 1907 translation was the first complete translation of the text into a Western language. (See Oxford Bibliographies, Śāntideva, Bodhicaryāvatāra)
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La Vallée Poussin, Louis de, trans. "Bodhicaryāvatāra: Introduction à la pratique de la sainteté bouddhique (bodhi)." By Śāntideva. Chapitres I, II, III, IV et X. Texte et Traduction. Le Muséon 11 (1892): 68–82; 87–109.
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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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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.