The Bodhicaryavatara

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Santideva Kate Crosby (Tutor in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Pali, Tutor in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Pali, Oxford University)

The Bodhicaryavatara

Santideva, Kate Crosby (Tutor in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Pali, Tutor in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Pali, Oxford University), Andrew Skilton (Junior Research Fellow, Junior Research Fellow, Wolfson College, Oxford) , Paul Williams (Reader in Indo-Tibetan Studies, Reader in Indo-Tibetan Studies, University of Bristol)

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Worlds Classics
01 April 2008

Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Buddhism; Sacred texts

Series: Oxford World's Classics

Written in India in the early eighth century AD, Santideva's Bodhicaryavatara became one of the most popular accounts of the Buddhist's spiritual path.

The Bodhicaryavatara takes as its subject the profound desire to become a Buddha and save all beings from suffering. The person who enacts such a desire is a Bodhisattva. Santideva not only sets out what the Bodhisattva must do and become, he also invokes the intense feelings of aspiration which underlie such a commitment, using language which has inspired Buddhists in their religious life from his time to the present.

Important as a manual of training among Mahayana Buddhists, especially in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, the Bodhicaryavatara continues to be used as the basis for teaching by modern Buddhist teachers.

This is a new translation from the original language, with detailed annotations explaining allusions and technical references. The Introduction sets Santideva's work in context, and for the first time explain its structure.

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By: Santideva
Edited by: Paul Williams (Reader in Indo-Tibetan Studies Reader in Indo-Tibetan Studies University of Bristol)
Translated by: Kate Crosby (Tutor in Hinduism Buddhism and Pali Tutor in Hinduism Buddhism and Pali Oxford University), Andrew Skilton (Junior Research Fellow, Junior Research Fellow, Wolfson College, Oxford)
Imprint: Worlds Classics
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 200mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 180g
ISBN: 9780199540433
ISBN 10: 0199540438
Series: Oxford World's Classics
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 01 April 2008
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Language: Romanian
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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