This page will include a short introduction to the view (i.e., philosophical understanding of reality as a doctrine or tenet) as found in Śāntideva's works with an emphasis on the BCA. The purpose of this page is to present the basic tenets of Śāntideva's doctrine with regard to core notions such as the two truths, emptiness, tenets of other schools, etc. Since the wiki will have several pages on concepts like emptiness or the two truths, this page should remain focused on giving a general introduction to Śāntideva's view. This should be achieved by showing how the various philosophical concepts mentioned above (e.g., emptiness, the two truths) are interrelated. Quotes from the BCA will be provided to illustrate this in a concrete way.
The titles listed in the bibliography below are useful sources to develop this page. Even if their main focus is on different subject, they have been selected because they include valuable information on the topic of this page.
