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|text=The sixth chapter of the ''Bodhicaryāvatāra'', devoted to the perfection of patience (''kṣānti'' or ''bzod pa''), is one of the most celebrated chapters of Śāntideva's beloved treatise. Though it has not received as much commentarial attention as the famous ninth chapter, commonly known as the Wisdom Chapter, the chapter on patience is one of the most practical sections of the text and the most relatable. While the argumentation of the ninth chapter takes as its opponents many ancient and long since defunct Indian philosophical traditions, the opponent in the sixth chapter is one with which we are all intimately familiar- anger. | |text=The sixth chapter of the ''Bodhicaryāvatāra'', devoted to the perfection of patience (''kṣānti'' or ''bzod pa''), is one of the most celebrated chapters of Śāntideva's beloved treatise. Though it has not received as much commentarial attention as the famous ninth chapter, commonly known as the Wisdom Chapter, the chapter on patience is one of the most practical sections of the text and the most relatable. While the argumentation of the ninth chapter takes as its opponents many ancient and long since defunct Indian philosophical traditions, the opponent in the sixth chapter is one with which we are all intimately familiar- anger. | ||
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The translator and scholar Thupten Jinpa gives us a "working definition" of patience, as well as a brief overview of Śāntideva's exegesis of the topic, stating, | The translator and scholar Thupten Jinpa gives us a "working definition" of patience, as well as a brief overview of Śāntideva's exegesis of the topic, stating, | ||
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