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Śāntideva's texts

Bodhicaryāvatāra The Way of the Bodhisattva, verse by verse

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Śikṣāsamuccaya The Compendium of Training and the works it cites

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+<div class="bcas-start__h">Doorways</div>
+<div class="bcas-start__links">[[Discover|<b>Discover</b> <span>What bodhicitta is, and why it matters</span>]][[Explore|<b>Explore</b> <span>Stories, key concepts, texts and people</span>]][[Study|<b>Study</b> <span>The core texts and their traditions</span>]][[Practice|<b>Practice</b> <span>Bringing bodhicitta into practice</span>]]</div>
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+<div class="bcas-start__chips">[[Library/Books|Books <span>{{#ask:[[Category:Books]]|format=count}}</span>]][[Library/Articles|Articles <span>{{#ask:[[Category:Articles]]|format=count}}</span>]][[Library/Classical Works|Classical works <span>{{#ask:[[Category:Classical Works]]|format=count}}</span>]][[Library/Sutras|Sūtras <span>{{#ask:[[Category:Classical Works]][[TextClass::Sutra]]|format=count}}</span>]][[Library/Dissertations|Dissertations <span>{{#ask:[[Category:Dissertations]]|format=count}}</span>]][[Library/Tibetan Publications|Tibetan publications <span>{{#ask:[[Category:Tibetan Publications]]|format=count}}</span>]][[Library/Multimedia|Media <span>{{#ask:[[Category:Multimedia]]|format=count}}</span>]][[Listening Room|Listening Room <span>{{#ask:[[Category:Tsadra Bodhicitta Audio]]|format=count}}</span>]]</div>
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+<div class="bcas-start__h">Most-covered topics</div>
+<div class="bcas-start__chips">[[Topics/Mind Training|Mind Training]][[Topics/Compassion|Compassion]][[Topics/Equalizing and Exchanging Self and Others|Exchanging self and others]][[Topics/Tonglen|Tonglen]][[Topics/Six Perfections|Six Perfections]][[Topics/Emptiness|Emptiness]][[Topics/Madhyamaka|Madhyamaka]][[Topics/Two Truths|Two Truths]][[Topics/Buddha-Nature|Buddha-Nature]][[Topics/Four Immeasurables|Four Immeasurables]][[Topics/The Concept of Bodhicitta|The concept of bodhicitta]][[Topics/Buddhist Ethics|Buddhist Ethics]]</div>
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+<div class="bcas-start__h">Śāntideva's texts</div>
+<div class="bcas-start__links">[[Bodhicaryāvatāra|<b>Bodhicaryāvatāra</b> <span>The Way of the Bodhisattva, verse by verse</span>]]</div>
+<div class="bcas-start__sub"><div class="bcas-start__chips bcas-start__chips--small"><span class="bcas-start__label">Chapters</span>[[Texts/Bodhicaryāvatāra/Chapter 1|1]][[Texts/Bodhicaryāvatāra/Chapter 2|2]][[Texts/Bodhicaryāvatāra/Chapter 3|3]][[Texts/Bodhicaryāvatāra/Chapter 4|4]][[Texts/Bodhicaryāvatāra/Chapter 5|5]][[Texts/Bodhicaryāvatāra/Chapter 6|6]][[Texts/Bodhicaryāvatāra/Chapter 7|7]][[Texts/Bodhicaryāvatāra/Chapter 8|8]][[Texts/Bodhicaryāvatāra/Chapter 9|9]][[Texts/Bodhicaryāvatāra/Chapter 10|10]]</div>
+<div class="bcas-start__chips bcas-start__chips--small"><span class="bcas-start__label">Summaries</span>[[Explore/Chapter 1 - The Excellence and Benefits of Bodhicitta|1]][[Explore/Chapter 2 - Confession of Negativity|2]][[Explore/Chapter 3 - Taking Hold of Bodhicitta|3]][[Explore/Chapter 4 - Conscientiousness|4]][[Explore/Chapter 5 - Vigilant Introspection|5]][[Explore/Chapter 6 - Patience|6]][[Explore/Chapter 7 - Diligence|7]][[Explore/Chapter 8 - Meditative Concentration|8]][[Explore/Chapter 9 - Wisdom|9]][[Explore/Chapter 10 - Dedication|10]]</div>
+<div class="bcas-start__note">Looking for a verse? Type its number in the search box, e.g. 9.1.</div></div>
+<div class="bcas-start__links">[[Śikṣāsamuccaya|<b>Śikṣāsamuccaya</b> <span>The Compendium of Training and the works it cites</span>]]</div>
+<div class="bcas-start__sub"><div class="bcas-start__chips bcas-start__chips--small"><span class="bcas-start__label">Chapters</span>[[Books/The Training Anthology of Śāntideva/Bilingual/Root Verses|Root verses]][[Books/The Training Anthology of Śāntideva/Bilingual/1|1]][[Books/The Training Anthology of Śāntideva/Bilingual/2|2]][[Books/The Training Anthology of Śāntideva/Bilingual/3|3]][[Books/The Training Anthology of Śāntideva/Bilingual/4|4]][[Books/The Training Anthology of Śāntideva/Bilingual/5|5]][[Books/The Training Anthology of Śāntideva/Bilingual/6|6]][[Books/The Training Anthology of Śāntideva/Bilingual/7|7]][[Books/The Training Anthology of Śāntideva/Bilingual/8|8]][[Books/The Training Anthology of Śāntideva/Bilingual/9|9]][[Books/The Training Anthology of Śāntideva/Bilingual/10|10]][[Books/The Training Anthology of Śāntideva/Bilingual/11|11]][[Books/The Training Anthology of Śāntideva/Bilingual/12|12]][[Books/The Training Anthology of Śāntideva/Bilingual/13|13]][[Books/The Training Anthology of Śāntideva/Bilingual/14|14]][[Books/The Training Anthology of Śāntideva/Bilingual/15|15]][[Books/The Training Anthology of Śāntideva/Bilingual/16|16]][[Books/The Training Anthology of Śāntideva/Bilingual/17|17]][[Books/The Training Anthology of Śāntideva/Bilingual/18|18]][[Books/The Training Anthology of Śāntideva/Bilingual/19|19]]</div>
+<div class="bcas-start__chips bcas-start__chips--small"><span class="bcas-start__label">Summaries</span>[[Articles/Chapter 1: Giving One's Body, Possessions, and Virtues|1]][[Articles/Chapter 2: Upholding the Dharma from the Perfection of Discipline|2]][[Articles/Chapter 3: Perfection of Discipline: Protecting the Dharma Teacher|3]][[Articles/Chapter 4: Perfection of Discipline: Discussion of Major Harms in the Sūtras|4]][[Articles/Chapter 5: Perfection of Discipline: Avoiding the Harms|5]][[Articles/Chapter 6: Protecting the Body|6]][[Articles/Chapter 7: Protecting the Possessions and Merit|7]][[Articles/Chapter 8: Expiation of Sinful Actions|8]][[Articles/Chapter 9: Perfection of Patience|9]][[Articles/Chapter 10: Perfection of Effort|10]][[Articles/Chapter 11: Praise of Wilderness|11]][[Articles/Chapter 12: Purifying the Mind|12]][[Articles/Chapter 13: Mindfulness|13]][[Articles/Chapter 14: Purification of the Body|14]][[Articles/Chapter 15: Purification of Possessions and Merit|15]][[Articles/Chapter 16: Enhancement of Body, Possessions, and Merit|16]][[Articles/Chapter 17: Benefit of Prostration and Other Practices|17]][[Articles/Chapter 18: Recollecting the Three Jewels|18]][[Articles/Chapter 19: Enhancing Merit|19]]</div></div>
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