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Śāntideva's Life and Works: Wisdom and Compassion as a Way of Life
बोधिचर्यावतार
Bodhicaryāvatāra
Bodhicaryāvatāra
"Introduction to the Bodhisattva Practice" - A poem about the bodhisattva path, in ten chapters, written by the Indian poet Śāntideva (fl. c. 685–763). The verse is regarded as one of the masterpieces of late Indian Mahāyāna Buddhism, eliciting substantial commentary in both India and Tibet.
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शिक्षासमुच्चय
Śikṣāsamuccaya
Śikṣāsamuccaya
"Compendium of Training" - It consists of twenty-seven stanzas on the motivation and practice of the bodhisattva, including bodhicitta, the six perfections (pāramitā), the worship of buddhas and bodhisattvas, the benefits of renunciation, and the peace derived from the knowledge of emptiness (śūnyatā).
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