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|text=Chapter 10 ends the ''Bodhicaryāvatāra'' with a concluding prayer, in which Śāntideva makes a dedication for the benefit of others, a dedication for the benefit of oneself, and a dedication for the flourishing of the teachings. | |text=Chapter 10 ends the ''Bodhicaryāvatāra'' with a concluding prayer, in which Śāntideva makes a dedication for the benefit of others, a dedication for the benefit of oneself, and a dedication for the flourishing of the teachings. | ||
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<h3>Concise Summary of Essential Points</h3> | |||
We come to the last chapter of the Bodhicaryāvatāra. | We come to the last chapter of the Bodhicaryāvatāra. | ||
At the beginning of the text, the first chapter sets the scene for the path of the bodhisattvas by presenting the benefits of developing the mind of enlightenment, bodhicitta. Inspired by the qualities of this vast vision, the which wishes to only to act only for the welfare of other beings, we start the process of generating bodhicitta where it has not previously arisen. | At the beginning of the text, the first chapter sets the scene for the path of the bodhisattvas by presenting the benefits of developing the mind of enlightenment, bodhicitta. Inspired by the qualities of this vast vision, the which wishes to only to act only for the welfare of other beings, we start the process of generating bodhicitta where it has not previously arisen. | ||
The middle eight chapters directly or indirectly cover the six perfections. These come under the umbrella of the other two stages of practice—preventing bodhicitta which has arisen from declining and the further and further increase of this mind of enlightenment. | The middle eight chapters directly or indirectly cover the six perfections. These come under the umbrella of the other two stages of practice—preventing bodhicitta which has arisen from declining and the further and further increase of this mind of enlightenment. | ||
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