Shantideva's A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life (Ringu Tulku 2023)
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Shantideva's A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life
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The Bodhicaryāvatāra, often translated as A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life, is an 8th-century masterpiece from Indian scholar and yogi Shantideva. It is regarded as one of the most important Tibetan Buddhist texts, and is studied extensively by Tibetan Buddhist practitioners everywhere. This commentary on the Bodhicaryāvatāra is by His Excellency Ringu Tulku Rinpoche, the Tibetan Buddhist Master. Working systematically through the ten chapters of Shantideva’s renowned work, Rinpoche delivers his understanding of the text in a way that makes it fully accessible to anyone who is looking for support and help in these times. (Source Accessed Apr 30, 2023)
Citation
Ringu Tulku. Shantideva's A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life. Edited by James Whelan. London: The Buddhist Society, 2023.
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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.
