Sur l'océan du Mahayana

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Descriptionངོ་སྤྲོད།

Very famous, both in India and in Tibet, the Bodhicharyavatara of Shantidéva (7th century) is a marvelous poem which presents the method applied by the "Sons of Buddha" to generate the mind of enlightenment, to train in the six transcendent perfections, and attain enlightenment.

This edition (carried out on the occasion of the teaching of His Holiness the Dalai Lama on the 9th chapter of the root text concerning wisdom, at the Vajra Yogini Institute in November 1993) includes the full translation of the original verses as well as the detailed commentary given in 1985 by Geshé Lobsang Tengyé. Translated from Tibetan by Tenzin Trinley. French translation by the Vajra Yogini Institute. (Source: Editions Vajra Yogini)

Citation

Tengye, Geshe Lobsang. Sur l'océan du Mahayana: commentaire du Bodhisattvacharyavatara de Shantidéva. Translated from Tibetan by Tenzin Trinley. French translation by the Vajra Yogini Institute. Marzens, France: Editions Vajra Yogini, 1993.

Texts Translated

Śāntideva (zhi ba lha). Bodhicaryāvatāra (Byang chub sems dpa'i spyod pa la 'jug pa). In Derge Tengyur D3871, dbu ma, vol. 105, la 1b1–40a7. See rKTs etexts, Columbia AIBS, ACIP etexts, .

Translation of

Bodhicaryāvatāra

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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Teaching based on

Bodhicaryāvatāra

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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