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Written in India in the early 8th century AD, 'S=antideva's Bodhicary=avat=ara addresses the profound desire to become a Buddha and rescue all beings from suffering. The person who acts upon such a desire is a Bodhisattva. 'S=antideva not only makes plain what the Bodhisattva... Read Full Overview

The classic Buddhist text and "essential guidebook" on the ideal of compassion and the methods of attaining it (Pema Ch dr n, author of When Things Fall Apart)

Written in India in the early 8th century AD, 'S=antideva's Bodhicary=avat=ara addresses the profound desire to become a Buddha and rescue all beings from suffering. The person who acts upon such a desire is a Bodhisattva. 'S=antideva not only makes plain what the Bodhisattva... Read Full Overview

In the whole of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, there is no single treatise more deeply revered or widely practiced than "A Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life." Composed in the eighth century by the Indian Bodhisattva Santideva, it became an instant classic in the curricula... Read Full Overview

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)

Discover the wisdom of the ages in a modern and accessible format with "A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life: A Modern Interpretation of the Bodhicaryavatara." Written by Santideva, a revered Buddhist monk and scholar who lived in 7th-century India, this ancient text has... Read Full Overview

Written in India in the early 8th century AD, Śāntideva's Bodhicaryāvatāra addresses the profound desire to become a Buddha and rescue all beings from suffering. The person who acts upon such a desire is a Bodhisattva. Śāntideva not only makes plain... Read Full Overview

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Written in India in the early eighteenth century AD, Santideva'sBodhicaryavatara became one of the most popular accounts of the Buddhist spiritual path. Important as a manual of training among Mahayana Buddhists, especially in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, this text continues... Read Full Overview

""The Path of Light: A Manual of Maha-Yana Buddhism"" is a book written by Lionel David Barnett in 1909. This book is a comprehensive guide to the teachings and practices of the Maha-Yana school of Buddhism, which is one of the major branches of Buddhism. The author has provided... Read Full Overview