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|text=This article provides a concise overview of the commentarial tradition surrounding Śāntideva's ''Bodhicaryāvatāra'' in Tibet. It traces the text's introduction to Tibet in the eighth century, highlighting its rapid translation and subsequent revisions. The study outlines the development of Tibetan commentaries on the text, noting two periods of particular scholarly interest: the thirteenth-fourteenth centuries and the nineteenth-early twentieth centuries. It also touches on the text's importance across different Tibetan Buddhist schools and its role in the Rime movement, which sought to revive interest in diverse Buddhist traditions. | |text=This article, part of the translators' introduction from the translation of ''The Nectar of Manjushri's Speech'' by the Padmakara Translation Group, provides a concise overview of the commentarial tradition surrounding Śāntideva's ''Bodhicaryāvatāra'' in Tibet. It traces the text's introduction to Tibet in the eighth century, highlighting its rapid translation and subsequent revisions. The study outlines the development of Tibetan commentaries on the text, noting two periods of particular scholarly interest: the thirteenth-fourteenth centuries and the nineteenth-early twentieth centuries. It also touches on the text's importance across different Tibetan Buddhist schools and its role in the Rime movement, which sought to revive interest in diverse Buddhist traditions. | ||
