A Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life
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- Synopsis
- 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 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 of the Buddhist monastic universities of India, and its renown has grown ever since. Santideva presents 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.
- Copyright:
- 1997
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 152 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781559398022
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781559390613
- Publisher:
- Shambhala
- Date of Addition:
- 10/10/25
- Copyrighted By:
- Santa Barbara Institute for Consciousness Studies
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Health, Mind and Body, Religion and Spirituality
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
- Translator:
- B. Alan Wallace
- Translator:
- Vesna Wallace