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|TileDescription=The first commentary on the ''Bodhicaryāvatāra'' from a Christian perspective, exploring the deep resonances between the "spirit of awakening" and the "spirit of Christ."
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|TableOfContents=*{{i|SOME WORDS AHEAD|XIII}}
*{{i|A WORD ON THE TRANSLATION (by ''Ernst Steinkellner'')|XIX}}
*{{i|ABBREVIATIONS|XXV}}

<center>PART I: INTRODUCTION TO THE ''BODHICARYĀVATĀRA''</center>

*CHAPTER 1
*{{i|The ''BODHICARYĀVATĀRA'': TEXT AND AUTHOR|3}}

*CHAPTER 2
*{{i|The LEGEND OF ŚĀNTIDEVA|13}}
**{{i|1. The Legend Unfolds|15}}
***{{i|1.1 The earliest written form of the legend|15}}
***{{i|1.2 An early oral form of the legend|19}}
***{{i|1.3 The fourteenth-century forms of the legend|24}}
***{{i|1.4 The late forms of the legend|34}}
**{{i|2. The Legend Interpreted|38}}
***{{i|2.1 Relating the legend to a person|38}}
***{{i|2.2 Relating the legend to the text|41}}
***{{i|2.3 Śāntideva as an ignorant monk: the text as revelation|43}}
***{{i|2.4 Śāntideva as the "great paṇḍita": the text as an intellectual masterpiece|46}}
***{{i|2.5 Śāntideva as compassionate Bodhisattva: the text as an existential matrix|47}}
***{{i|2.6 Śāntideva as miracle-working Siddha: the text as a powerful elixir|50}}

*CHAPTER 3
*{{i|THE SUBJECT OF THE ''BODHICARYĀVATĀRA''|53}}
**{{i|1. Structure and Subject|53}}
**{{i|2. The Bodhicaryāvatāra Compared|59}}
**{{i|3. The Bodhicaryāvatāra ’s Audience|70}}

*CHAPTER 4
*{{i|The ''BODHICARYĀVATĀRA'''S IMPACT|75}}
**{{i|31. The Wider Impact|75}}
**{{i|32. The Impact within Buddhist-Christian Dialogue|82}}

*CHAPTER 5
*{{i|METHODOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS|97}}
**{{i|1. Trans-religious Commentarial Writing|97}}
**{{i|2. Levels and Contexts of Interpretation|103}}

<CENTER>PART II: ''BODHICARYĀVATĀRA'': ENTERING THE COURSE TOWARDS AWAKENING</CENTER>
<center>TRANSLATION AND COMMENTARY</center>

*CHAPTER 1
*{{i|''BODHICARYĀVATĀRA'' 1: IN PRAISE OF THE SPIRIT OF AWAKENING (''BODHICITTĀNUŚAṂSA'')|111}}
**{{i|''Translation: 1:1-3''|111}}
**{{i|Commentary: 1. The Source of the Good|111}}
**{{i|''Translation: 1:4-14''|116}}
**{{i|Commentary: 2. The Redeeming Spirit|117}}
**{{i|''Translation: 1:15-36''|127}}
**{{i|Commentary: 3. The Miracle of the Good|128}}

*CHAPTER 2
*{{i|''BODHICARYĀVATĀRA'' 2: CONFESSION OF SINS (''PĀPADEŚANĀ'')|139}}
**{{i|''Translation : 2:1-25''|139}}
**{{i|Commentary: 1. Evoking the Spirit by Venerating Its Incarnations|141}}
**{{i|''Translation: 2:26-66''|145}}
**{{i|Commentary: 2. Facing the Abyss and Finding Refuge|147}}

*CHAPTER 3
*{{i|''BODHICARYĀVATĀRA'' 3: ADOPTING THE SPIRIT OF AWAKENING (''BODHICITTAPARIGRAHA'')|153}}
**{{i|''Translation: 3:1-9''|153}}
**{{i|Commentary: 1. Resonating With the Spirit|154}}
**{{i|''Translation : 3:10-23 163''|163}}
**{{i|Commentary: 2. Imitation of the Buddhas|164}}
**{{i|''Translation: 3:24-33''|175}}
**{{i|Commentary: 3. How Life Becomes Meaningful|176}}

*CHAPTER 4
*{{i|''BODHICARYĀVATĀRA'' 4: VIGILANT CARE FOR THE SPIRIT OF AWAKENING (''BODHICITTĀPRAMĀDA'')|181}}
**{{i|''Translation: 4:1-12''|181}}
**{{i|Commentary: 1. What is at Stake|182}}
**{{i|''Translation : 4:13-26''|185}}
**{{i|Commentary: 2. A Desperate Situation?|186}}
**{{i|''Translation: 4:27-48''|190}}
**{{i|Commentary: 3. Facing the True Enemies|192}}

*CHAPTER 5
*{{i|''BODHICARYĀVATĀRA'' 5: PRESERVING CIRCUMSPECTION (''SAṂPRAJANYARAKṢAṆA'')|203}}
**{{i|''Translation: 5:1-17''|203}}
**{{i|Commentary: 1. Mind Matters|204}}
**{{i|''Translation: 5:18-58''|219}}
**{{i|Commentary: 2. Watch Your Mind|221}}
**{{i|''Translation : 5:59-70''|229}}
**{{i|Commentary: 3. Watch Your Body|230}}
**{{i|''Translation: 5:71-109''|236}}
**{{i|Commentary: 4. Watch Your Behavior|238}}

*CHAPTER 6
*{{i|''BODHICARYĀVATĀRA''  6: THE PERFECTION OF PATIENCE (''KṢANTIPĀRAMITĀ'')|255}}
**{{i|''Translation : 6:1-8''|255}}
**{{i|Commentary: 1. Exposition: Forbearance versus Hate|255}}
**{{i|''Translation: 6:9-21''|260}}
**{{i|Commentary: 2. The Benefit of Suffering|261}}
**{{i|''Translation: 6:22-75''|266}}
**{{i|Commentary: 3. Overcoming Anger at Others’ Misdeeds|270}}
**{{i|''Translation: 6:76-98''|286}}
**{{i|Commentary: 4. Overcoming Anger at Others’ Success|288}}
**{{i|''Translation: 6:99-111''|291}}
**{{i|Commentary: 5. Welcoming One’s Enemies|292}}
**{{i|''Translation 6:112-134''|295}}
**{{i|Commentary: 6. Love as True Worship|297}}

*CHAPTER 7
*{{i|''BODHICARYĀVATĀRA'' 7: THE PERFECTION OF VIGOR (''VĪRYAPĀRAMITĀ'')|305}}
**{{i|Commentary: 1. A Note on the Structure of Chapter 7|305}}
**{{i|''Translation: 7:1-15''|307}}
**{{i|Commentary: 2. A Wake-Up Call from Carelessness|308}}
**{{i|''Translation: 7:16-30''|310}}
**{{i|Commentary: 3. Overcoming Dejection|311}}
**{{i|''Translation 7:31-66''|315}}
**{{i|Commentary: 4. Spiritual Power|318}}
**{{i|''Translation: 7:67-75''|324}}
**{{i|Commentary: 5. The Alertness of the Spiritual Warrior|325}}

*{{i|EXCURSUS: ŚĀNTIDEVA AND THE BUDDHIST HELLS|331}}

*CHAPTER 8
*{{i|''BODHICARYĀVATĀRA'' 8: THE PERFECTION OF ABSORPTION (''DHYĀNAPĀRAMITĀ'')|347}}
**{{i|Commentary: 1. A Note on the Structure of Chapter 8|347}}
**{{i|''Translation: 8:1-38''|349}}
**{{i|Commentary: 2. The Legacy of the Śramaṇas|351}}
**{{i|''Translation: 8:39-88''|361}}
**{{i|Commentary: 3. The Delusion Inherent in Sexual Desire|364}}
**{{i|''Translation: 8:89-110''|375}}
**{{i|Commentary: 4. Equality|377}}
**{{i|''Translation: 8:111-158''|388}}
**{{i|Commentary: 6. Self-love and Altruism|391}}
**{{i|''Translation : 8:159-186''|402}}
**{{i|Commentary: 6. Putting the Exchange into Practice|404}}

*CHAPTER 9
*{{i|''BODHICARYĀVATĀRA'' 9: THE PERFECTION OF INSIGHT (''PRAJÑĀPĀRAMITĀ'')|413}}
**{{i|Commentary: 1. Preliminary Remarks|413}}
**{{i|''Translation : 9:1-5''|415}}
**{{i|Commentary: 2. Gradual Insight and the Illusion of Conceptual Grasping|416}}
**{{i|''Translation: 9:6-57''|425}}
**{{i|Commentary: 3. Illusionism, Radical Apophasis and Soteriological Efficacy|429}}
**{{i|''Translation: 9:58-116''|444}}
**{{i|Commentary: 4. The Philosophical Justification of Emptiness (I): No-Self and No-Thing|449}}
**{{i|''Translation: 9:117-151''|467}}
**{{i|Commentary: 5. The Philosophical Justification of Emptiness (II): No-Causality|470}}
**{{i|''Translation: 9:152-168''|488}}
**{{i|Commentary: 6. The Missionary of Emptiness|489}}

*CHAPTER 10
*{{i|''BODHICARYĀVATĀRA'' 10: TRANSFERENCE OF MERIT (''PARIṆĀMANĀPARICCHEDA'')|493}}
**{{i|Commentary: 1. Developing Loving Kindness and the Dedication of Merit|493}}
**{{i|''Translation: 10:1-18''|495}}
**{{i|Commentary: 2. For Those on the Bad Plains of Existence|497}}
**{{i|''Translation: 10:19-50''|503}}
**{{i|Commentary: 3. For Those on the Good Plains of Existence|505}}
**{{i|''Translation: 10:51-58''|512}}
**{{i|Commentary: 4. Śāntideva Praying for Himself|513}}

*APPENDIX:
*{{i|OUTLINE OF THE ''BODHICARYĀVATĀRA'' BY ERNST STEINKELLNER|517}}
*{{i|BIBLIOGRAPHY|521}}
*{{i|INDEX OF SCRIPTURAL REFERENCES|555}}
*{{i|GENERAL INDEX|567}}
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|TermTopics=Christian Thought and Śāntideva; Textual study; Śāntideva's Life
|TextTopics=Bodhicaryāvatāra
|Theme=Śāntideva's Life and Works; Śāntideva's Vision in Today's World; Reference Texts
|SubTheme=Śāntideva's Life and Cultural World; Śāntideva's Works; Śāntideva's Importance in the Buddhist Interfaith Dialogues; Translation of the BCA Source Texts (Skt-Eng); Contemporary Commentary on BCA (Eng)
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