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Greg Seton wrote:
"Yogācārabhūmaubodhisattvabhūmi” needs a space between the two words, to read: "Yogācārabhūmau Bodhisattvabhūmi.” Otherwise it incorrectly implies that the two titles are a single compound title.
Remove the ending -nāma from the title bodhicittavivaraṇanāma because nāma means "the title is…” and would be the equivalent of adding the word title to the title "The Bodhicitta Exposition Title.”
In my safari browser, there is doubled text in the text boxes for many of the titltes on the library reading room page: (a) Bodhipathapradīpa, (b) Anantamukhasādhakadhāraṇī, (c) blo sbyong tshogs bzhad ma (d) bodhisattvagocarapariśuddhi (which appears twice, i.e. dittography (e) Caryāsaṃgrahapradīpa (f) Madhamakāvatāra and possibly many more…I stopped looking at Madhamakāvatāra. You should look for this yourselves and see whether it is a browser optimization issue. +
Books/A Commentary on Shantideva's Engaging in the Conduct of the Bodhisattvas/Bilingual/Part 1/Feedback 1 +
This list of "No results." appears at the top when loading and then when the text actually all loads, it is pushed to the bottom, but still there when you scroll down. This appears both logged in and logged out on several of the bilingual presentations (maybe all):
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This disclaimer "Please note that many items in our library are simply pages that represent a detailed library catalog entry and citation of someone else's work, presentation, or performance. Read our General Disclaimer for more information".... should be also put on the library page on the top. +
When I press on the image of the book, an error shows up saying could not load image +
When I press on the image of the book, an error shows up saying could not load image +
formatting
In the little book thumbnails the Tibetan stacked letters are chopped off. +
The Center of the Sunlit Sky - Chapter IX is not loading. Red error message says "undefined" +
The author/translator is left off this and there is a funny ' mark in the header. +
Typos in the line - Most of all, his face was not that of a Tibetan~ rather he bore the coun~enance of an aged Indian yogi. (Should probably be - .......Tibetan—rather he bore the countenance..... +
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"with regard to all beings.1" (The number at the end probably is a footnote which is not hyperlinked to a footnote?)
Kalamasutta should be Kālāmasutta +
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Not sure if it is important but the translation of the six perfections here is different from the section above +
I wonder if it would be useful to mention how one's life changes when the pilot light of bodhicitta is lit? I always tell my students it is as if you get a new assignment in life, whether it is one of changed perspective, or more frequently, opportunities to be of benefit to a greater number of beings. My petri dish for observing this is my own life but more importantly, what I've seen with the inmates I worked with who awakened their hearts to interconnectedness and love and emerged into lives of service in ways they could never have imagined. I always like what Skilton/Crosby write in their translator's introduction of their translation of the Bodhicaryavatara (pg xxxvi my copy) "As it is, Awakening Mind' risks the possibility of reification by the unwary reader, and so we hope that readers will remember that the arising of the Awakening Mind involves the internal transformation of the individual rather than the evocation of an external entity. This latter is not to be confused with the sense in which Shantideva talks of the Awakening Mind as a force which is active within the universe."
This last sentence in the quote I feel is really important to convey, so people can get the sense that we as individuals open into this force that is there for us to open into, and all the trainings and practices we do will move us into that force, that energy. Versus something people can acquire by simply doing practices without the heart hero's constant intention and without doing their own constant hard work with their kleshas. Many dharma students in the west see these practices as commodities, something to be consumed, but I think it is useful to see that awakening of bodhicitta happens in a certain sense by de-consuming. Hope that makes some sense. +
The point I made previously could fit in here too. +
Later in the site the Compendium is co-referred to the Siksasamuccaya-it'd be nice to have them mentioned as the same for those who want to go deeper. +
"Bodhicitta is the unity of wisdom and compassion, and is the heart of the tradition which promotes wisdom and compassion as a way of life and primary path to freedom and ultimate happiness, known as Mahāyāna." ....or some version of this sentence should be added as a white tile at the top of the discover section +
In the opening paragraph I would separate out a short sentence at the beginning of each paragraph followed by text;
[ Buddhism represents a way of life focused on inner transformation through cultivating positive mental states and is sometimes referred to as a science of mind or an art of mind training.]
The Buddha was a pragmatic teacher who taught a way to go beyond suffering and achieve a state of awakening and eternal happiness. As happiness and suffering are essentially states of the mind, the Buddhist path is centered on the inner state of the mind or consciousness. It is aimed at clearly understanding the true nature of mind and seeking, through such insight, a full transformation of the individual both morally and cognitively. Through the use of many techniques and methods, it strives to bring one from a distracted mind to a focused one, from agitated to calm, from malicious to loving, from dull to intelligent, from selfish to selfless, and so forth.
[At the heart of the Buddhist endeavor to understand and transform the mind lie compassion and wisdom],
Compassion is understood to be the earnest wish to eliminate the suffering of all beings, and wisdom, the ability to see through the beguilement of our ordinary existence and discern the ultimate nature of all things.
Bodhicitta is the unity of such wisdom and compassion, and the tradition which mainly promotes wisdom and compassion as a way of life and primary path to freedom and ultimate happiness is known as Mahāyāna. +
In the opening paragraph I would separate out a short sentence at the beginning of each paragraph followed by text;
[ Buddhism represents a way of life focused on inner transformation through cultivating positive mental states and is sometimes referred to as a science of mind or an art of mind training.]
The Buddha was a pragmatic teacher who taught a way to go beyond suffering and achieve a state of awakening and eternal happiness. As happiness and suffering are essentially states of the mind, the Buddhist path is centered on the inner state of the mind or consciousness. It is aimed at clearly understanding the true nature of mind and seeking, through such insight, a full transformation of the individual both morally and cognitively. Through the use of many techniques and methods, it strives to bring one from a distracted mind to a focused one, from agitated to calm, from malicious to loving, from dull to intelligent, from selfish to selfless, and so forth.
[At the heart of the Buddhist endeavor to understand and transform the mind lie compassion and wisdom],
Compassion is understood to be the earnest wish to eliminate the suffering of all beings, and wisdom, the ability to see through the beguilement of our ordinary existence and discern the ultimate nature of all things.
Bodhicitta is the unity of such wisdom and compassion, and the tradition which mainly promotes wisdom and compassion as a way of life and primary path to freedom and ultimate happiness is known as Mahāyāna. +
Alternatively: Could begin with a boxed: "Buddhism represents a way of life focused on inner transformation"
This is accomplished through cultivating positive mental states and is sometimes referred to as a science of mind or an art of mind training. ... +
Very good content and descriptions. Amazing job. +
Is the colour of titles. Sometimes red on the right, sometimes red on the left. Can there be an order? +
