Bodhicaryāvatāra: With Commentary Pañjikā of Prajñākaramati and Hindi transl.
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Bodhicaryāvatāra: With Commentary Pañjikā of Prajñākaramati and Hindi transl.
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Description
Text and commentary in Sanskrit; translation of the text in Hindi; prefatory matter in Hindi and Sanskrit.
Citation
Śāstrī, Swami Dvārikādāsa, ed. and trans. Bodhicaryāvatāra. By Śāntideva. With Commentary Pañjikā of Prajñākaramati and Hindi transl. Bauddha bhāratī granthamālā 21. Varanasi, India: Bauddha Bharati, 1988.
Interconnections
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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.
Written by Prajñākaramati (950–1030), the Bodhicaryāvatārapañjikā is considered to be the most important Indian commentary on the Bodhicaryāvatāraby Śāntideva. This commentary explains the words in the verses (tshig 'grel), with additional commentaries on difficult points. Excluding The Dedication Chapter, it has only nine chapters.
