Studies in the Philosophy of the Bodhicaryavatara

by Paul Williams

This volume brings together Paul Williams's previously published papers on the Indian and Tibetan interpretations of selected verses from the eighth and ninth chapters of the Bodhicaryavatara. In addition there is a much longer version of the paper 'Identifying the Object of Negation' and nearly half the book consists of a wholly new essay, ''The Absence of self and the Removal of Pain'', subtitled 'How Santideva Destroyed the Bodhisattva Path'.

272 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 2000

About the author

Paul Williams is Professor of Indian and Tibetan Philosophy and Co-Director of the Centre for Buddhist Studies at the University of Bristol. He is a former President of the UK Association for Buddhist Studies. Among his other books for Routledge is Buddhist Thought: A Complete Introduction to the Indian Tradition (2000).

Williams was a Buddhist himself for many years but has since converted to Roman Catholicism, an experience he wrote about in his book The Unexpected Way, and in an article, "On converting from Buddhism to Catholicism – One convert's story." He is now a professed lay member of the Dominican Order.