A Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life
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A guide to the Bodhisattva ideal and the process of enlightenment, this edition of the classic Buddhist treatise "will stand for many years as the standard English translation" (Publishers Weekly)
In the whole of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, there is no single treatise more deeply revered or widely practiced thanA Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life. Composed in the eighth century by the Indian BodhisattvaSantideva, it became an instant classic in the curricula of the Buddhist monastic universities of India, and its renown has grown ever since.Santidevapresents methods to harmonize one's life with the Bodhisattva ideal and inspires the reader to cultivate the perfections of the Bodhisattva- generosity, ethics, patience, zeal, meditative concentration, and wisdom.
Author: Shantideva
Format: Paperback, 152 pages, 151mm x 229mm, 221 g
Published: 1997, Shambhala Publications Inc, United States
Genre: Non-Christian Religions
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A guide to the Bodhisattva ideal and the process of enlightenment, this edition of the classic Buddhist treatise "will stand for many years as the standard English translation" (Publishers Weekly)
In the whole of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, there is no single treatise more deeply revered or widely practiced thanA Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life. Composed in the eighth century by the Indian BodhisattvaSantideva, it became an instant classic in the curricula of the Buddhist monastic universities of India, and its renown has grown ever since.Santidevapresents methods to harmonize one's life with the Bodhisattva ideal and inspires the reader to cultivate the perfections of the Bodhisattva- generosity, ethics, patience, zeal, meditative concentration, and wisdom.
A Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life