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Try tonglen, Santideva (accents optional), 9.1 (a verse), "bodhicitta of aspiration" (exact phrase) or བྱང་ཆུབ་སེམས.

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"exact phrase" in quotes finds the words together: "wish-fulfilling jewel"
-word leaves a word out: compassion -dalai
OR finds either word: tonglen OR lojong
word* matches any ending: meditat*
intitle: searches titles only: intitle:bodhisattva
incategory: searches by tag. Topics, decades, people and publishers are all tags: incategory:"Topic: Tonglen", incategory:"Decade: 1990s", incategory:"Padmakara Translation Group". Combine with words: patience incategory:"Topic: Six Perfections"
Accents are optional (santideva finds Śāntideva); Tibetan script and Wylie work too.
A verse number such as 8.120 offers that Bodhicaryāvatāra verse page.

Doorways

Discover What bodhicitta is, and why it matters Explore Stories, key concepts, texts and people Study The core texts and their traditions Practice Bringing bodhicitta into practice

The library

Books 793 Articles 754 Classical works 755 Sūtras 116 Dissertations 77 Tibetan publications 57 Media 1781 Listening Room 28

The whole library →The bibliography →Timelines →

Most-covered topics

Mind Training Compassion Exchanging self and others Tonglen Six Perfections Emptiness Madhyamaka Two Truths Buddha-Nature Four Immeasurables The concept of bodhicitta Buddhist Ethics

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Śāntideva's texts

Bodhicaryāvatāra The Way of the Bodhisattva, verse by verse

Chapters1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Looking for a verse? Type its number in the search box, e.g. 9.1.

Śikṣāsamuccaya The Compendium of Training and the works it cites Śāntideva His life and works

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