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|quote-text=Translation it is that openeth the window, to let in the light; that breaketh the shell, that we may eat of the kernel; that putteth aside the curtain, that we may look into the most Holy place; that removeth the cover of the well, that we may come by the water.<ref>Taken from the "Translators' Preface" to the King James Version of the Bible.</ref>
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See Padmakara The Way of the Boddhisattva p.i-xxi

This page will include a discussion on methodological issues related to the translation of the Bodhicaryāvatāra into modern languages. In this discussion, we will identify key points that are particularly relevant for translators of Indian Buddhist treatises.

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