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The Bodhisattva Guide: A Commentary on The Way of the Bodhisattva
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Description
One of the most beloved of all Buddhist texts, The Way of the Bodhisattva is a practical guide to generating the qualities of love, compassion, generosity, and patience. In this commentary on key sections of the text, the Dalai Lama shows how any of us can develop a truly “good heart,” and why aspiring toward the happiness and enlightenment of others is central to any genuinely spiritual path. His Holiness’s profound wisdom—the result of a lifetime of practice and study—shines brilliantly throughout this extraordinary book.
This book was previously published with the title For the Benefit of All Beings. (Source: Shambhala Publications)
Citation
Dalai Lama, 14th. The Bodhisattva Guide: A Commentary on The Way of the Bodhisattva. Translated by The Padmakara Translation Group. Shambhala Pocket Library. Boulder, CO: Shambhala Publications, 2018.
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Interconnections
1 Partial 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 Other editions
His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama presents here a detailed manual of practical philosophy, based on The Way of the Bodhisattva (Bodhicaryāvatāra)
The 14th Dalai Lama presents detailed practical guidance based on sections of The Way of the Bodhisattva by Shantideva.
1 Teachings
For those wishing to cultivate the greatness of the Mahayana spirit. H.H. the Dalai Lama’s pithy teachings on some of the essential verses from the Way of the Bodhisattva. Previously published as A Flash of Lightning in the Dark of Night and For the Benefit of All Beings.
1 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.
