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In that eighth chapter, the discussion of ''bodhicitta'' is preceded by long passages promoting detachment from sense desires (including the verses, problematic to many moderns, that expound on the defects of the female body), and describing the physical and psychological conditions required for a meditation retreat. It is not entirely clear why the last part of the chapter on meditation is focused on ''bodhicitta'' practices; perhaps ''bodhicitta'' itself is to be taken as the main object of concentration. What is clear is that, unlike many other authors, Śāntideva does not utilize his discussion of the perfection of meditation to describe the standard details and techniques of attaining serenity or concentration... | |||
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