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Conscientiousness Overview
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Description
In chapter 4 Śāntideva addresses the topic of conscientiousness (apramādha, bag yod), sometimes also translated as carefulness, a mental factor whose function is to protect the mind from negative forms of action. It is a tool that allows us to meticulously examine our actions of body, speech, and mind, particularly within the perspective of what is to be taken up and what is to be avoided on the path.
Citation
Houlton, Simon. "Conscientiousness Overview." Śāntideva: A Tsadra Foundation Initiative, September 13, 2024. https://bodhicitta.tsadra.org/index.php/Chapter_Four_-_Conscientiousness.
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An "Introduction to Bodhisattva Practice," the Bodhisattvacaryāvatāra is a poem about the path of a bodhisattva, in ten chapters, written by the Indian Buddhist Śāntideva (fl. c. 685–763). One of the masterpieces of world literature, it is a core text of Mahāyāna Buddhism and continues to be taught, studied, and commented upon in many languages and by many traditions around the world. The main subject of the text is bodhicitta, the altruistic aspiration for enlightenment, and the path and practices of the bodhisattva, the six perfections (pāramitās). The text forms the basis of many contemporary discussions of Buddhist ethics and philosophy.
