Bodhicaryāvatāra of Śāntideva with the Commentary Pañjikā of Prajñākaramati (1988)

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Bodhicaryāvatāra of Śāntideva with the Commentary Pañjikā of Prajñākaramati
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In Sanskrit; added t.p., introd. and pref. in English. First edition edited by P. L. Vaidya (1960)
Citation
Tripathi, Sridhar, ed. Bodhicaryāvatāra of Śāntideva with the Commentary Pañjikā of Prajñākaramati. 2nd ed. Buddhist Sanskrit Texts 12. Darbhanga, Bihar, India: Mithila Institute of Post-Graduate Studies and Research in Sanskrit Learning, 1988.
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2 Recension of
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.
Classical WorksAbout this item
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.