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Engaging in the Bodhisattva Deeds: Shantideva's Bodhicaryavatara; Commentary by Geshe Jampa Thegchok
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Description
Bodhicaryāvatarā Commentary by Geshe Jampa Tegchok with the Outline from Gyaltsab Je’s Commentary
Citation
Tegchok, Geshe Jampa. Engaging in the Bodhisattva Deeds: Shantideva's Bodhicaryavatara; Commentary by Geshe Jampa Tegchok. Based on Gyaltsab Je's Commentary to 'Engaging in the Bodhisattva Deeds' . Including the Outline from Gyaltsab Je's Commentary, Chapter 1–7 (up to verse 70). Translated by Gelong Thubten Sherab. Edited by Gelong Thubten Gyatso. Nalanda Monastery, France: n.p., 1993. https://archive.org/details/bodhicaryavatraraofsantidevawithcommentaryofgeshejampategchokincludingtheoutline_95_j/mode/2up.
Interconnections
1 Full translation of
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.
2 Teaching based on
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.
This is a commentary that elucidates the meaning of the words (tshig don gyi 'grel pa) in accordance with the view of the learned ones. It also includes a topical outline (sa bcad).
