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The Way of Awakening: A Commentary on Shantideva's Bodhicharyavatara
One of the great classics of Buddhist literature, the Bodhicharyavatara, or Way of the Bodhisattva, is required reading for understanding Tibetan Buddhism. Shantideva was a seventh-century Buddhist master who taught at the great monastic university of Nalanda. Presented in the form of a personal meditation in verse, the Bodhicharyavatara outlines the path of the bodhisattvas—those who renounce the peace of their own salvation, vowing instead to attain enlightenment for the sake of all others. The Dalai Lama once remarked that his own understanding of the bodhisattva path is based entirely upon Shantideva's text.
As long as space endures,
As long as sentient beings remain,
May I likewise remain
To dispel the sorrows of the world.
—Shantideva
The Way of Awakening is without question the most comprehensive single commentary on this text available. Expounded by an accomplished scholar and deeply realized meditator, it is a resource for a lifetime of study. Chapter by chapter and verse by verse, it maps the Bodhicharyavatara, helping us to deepen our understanding of its teachings and apply them to our lives.
As long as space endures,
As long as sentient beings remain,
May I likewise remain
To dispel the sorrows of the world.
—Shantideva
The Way of Awakening is without question the most comprehensive single commentary on this text available. Expounded by an accomplished scholar and deeply realized meditator, it is a resource for a lifetime of study. Chapter by chapter and verse by verse, it maps the Bodhicharyavatara, helping us to deepen our understanding of its teachings and apply them to our lives.
- GenresBuddhismSpirituality
448 pages, Paperback
First published January 15, 2005
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September 1, 2012
It is an amazing text with great commentary by Geshe Yeshe Tobden. This is one of the greatest Buddhist literature the Bodhicharyavatara, or Way of the Bodhisattva, is a must read for understanding TIbetan Buddhism. This text was expounded by an accomplished scholar and deeply realized meditator, a resource for lifetime study. Shantideva engages it's readers with thorough reasonings on subject matter, making us think and reason rather than mere acceptance. It can be read even by non Buddhist especially the chapter on Patience where Shantideva discuss anger and it's antidote to anger which is patience. The debate and reasoning never fails to amaze me.
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