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A Discourse on Thirty-seven Bodhisattva Practices and The Three Principal Paths (Dalai Lama, 14th 1981) +
Tibet Journal 6, no. 2 +
Boulder, CO: Shambhala Publications +
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According to Buddhist sūtras and Jātaka tales, Buddha [[Śākyamuni]] is said to have cultivated the first thought of awakening in the presence of Buddha Dīpaṃkara. +
[[Maitreya]] composes ''[[Texts/Abhisamayālaṃkāranāmaprajñāpāramitopadeśaśāstrakārikā|The Ornament of Direct Realization]]'', which presents the famous definition of bodhicitta—"Cittotpāda is the wish to attain the perfect full enlightenment for the sake of others"—and ''[[Texts/Mahāyānasūtrālaṃkārakārikā|The Ornament of Mahāyāna Sūtras]]'', both of which present relative bodhicitta. He also composes ''[[Texts/Ratnagotravibhāga Mahāyānottaratantraśāstra|The Ultimate Continuum of Mahāyāna]]'', which expounds ultimate bodhicitta. +
[[Richard Sherburne]] translates ''[[Bodhipathapradīpa|A Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment]]'' into English (see ''[[A Lamp for the Path and Commentary]]''), and this was followed by other translations. +
[[Parmananda Sharma]] produces a complete translation of [[Kamalaśīla]]'s ''[[Bhāvanākrama|Stages of Meditation]]'', titled ''[[Bhāvanākrama of Kamalaśila]]''. +
[[Padmakara Translation Group]] revises its 1997 English translation of ''[[Bodhicaryāvatāra|The Way of the Bodhisattva]]'', which includes significant translation choices made for the new version. +
[[Charles Goodman]] produces the latest translation of ''[[Śikṣāsamuccaya|The Compendium of Training]]'', titled ''[[The Training Anthology of Śāntideva]]''. +
[[Engle, A.|Artemus B. Engle]] produces a full translation of ''[[Bodhisattvabhūmi|The Stages of a Bodhisattva]]'', called ''[[The Bodhisattva Path to Unsurpassed Enlightenment]]''. +
[[Tsadra Foundation]] launches the website on bodhicitta after many years of preparation. +
[[Tsadra Foundation]] and Shechen Monastery host [[Events/Bodhicitta_Conference_at_Shechen_Monastery_13-16_May_2026|The Bodhicitta Conference]] and also a panel on bodhicitta at the academic conference of The International Association of Tibetan Studies. +
[[Asaṅga]] composes the five sets of ''Stages'' including ''The Stages of Yoga Practices'', part of which is his ''[[Bodhisattvabhūmi|Stages of a Bodhisattva]]'', a detailed treatment of bodhicitta. +
''[[Texts/Dpang skong phyag brgya pa zhes bya ba|Calling Witness with a Hundred Prostrations]]'' and ''[[Texts/Karaṇḍavyūhasūtra|The Basket's Display]]'', containing messages on bodhicitta and compassion, are said to have reached Tibet during Lha Thothori Nyantsen's reign. +
[[Dharmakṣema]] translates ''[[Bodhisattvabhūmi|The Stages of a Bodhisattva]]'' for the first time into Chinese, followed by two other translations by [[Guṇabhadra]] in the mid-fifth century and [[Xuanzang]] in 648. +
[[Bhāvaviveka]] composes his ''[[Texts/Madhyamakahṛdayakārikā|Verses on the Heart of the Middle Way]]'', in which he says "Bodhicitta is the seed of the buddhas." +
[[Candrakīrti]] composes his ''[[Texts/Madhyamakāvatāra|Introduction to the Middle Way]]'', containing ten chapters based on the development of bodhicitta. +
[[Candragomin]] writes his ''[[Texts/Bodhisattvasaṃvaraviṃśaka|Twenty Verses on the Bodhisattva Vow]]''. +
[[Śāntideva]] authors his famous works ''[[Bodhicaryāvatāra|The Way of the Bodhisattva]]'' and ''[[Śikṣāsamuccaya|The Compendium of Training]]''. +
[[Mañjuśrīmitra]], [[Padmasambhava]], and other masters compose treatises on ultimate bodhicitta such as ''[[Texts/Rājopadeśadarśanamālā|The Garland of Views: The King of Pith Instructions]]'' and ''[[Texts/Bodhicittabhāvanā_(Mañjuśrīmitra)|Liquid Gold in Stone: The Cultivation of Bodhicitta]]''. +
[[Kamalaśīla]] composes his tripartite ''[[Bhāvanākrama|Stages of Meditation]]''. +
