Difference between revisions of "Bodhicaryāvatāra"

Revision as of 01:54, 9 August 2013

See also :

The Bodhicaryāvatāra is the classical work on Mahāyāna Buddhism and was composed in Sanskrit by the Indian monk Śantideva in the 7th century. In ten chapters, Śantideva gives detailed step-by-step instructions of the ethical and psychological training one must undertake to become a bodhisattva. The Bodhicaryāvatāra was widely used as a text book in ancient India and later had, and continues to have, enormous importance in Tibet.

Santideva - The Bodhicaryavatara, trans. by Kate Crosby and Andrew Skilton, 1995.

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
 [[File:T-santideva-01.jpg‎|thumb|250px|]]
-The Bodhicaryāvatāra is the classical work on Mahāyāna Buddhism and was composed in Sanskrit by the Indian monk Śantideva in the 7th century. In ten chapters, Śantideva gives detailed step-by-step instructions of the ethical and psychological training one must undertake to become a bodhisattva. The Bodhicaryāvatāra was widely used as a text book in ancient India and later had, and continues to have, enormous importance in Tibet.
+{{Seealso|A Guide To the Bodhisattva Way of Life|Bodhisattvacaryāvatāra}}
+The [[Bodhicaryāvatāra]] is the classical work on [[Mahāyāna Buddhism]] and was composed in [[Sanskrit]] by the {{Wiki|Indian}} [[monk]] [[Śantideva]] in the 7th century. In ten chapters, [[Śantideva]] gives detailed step-by-step instructions of the [[ethical]] and [[psychological]] training one must undertake to become a [[bodhisattva]]. The [[Bodhicaryāvatāra]] was widely used as a text book in {{Wiki|ancient India}} and later had, and continues to have, enormous importance in [[Tibet]].
-Santideva - The Bodhicaryavatara, trans. by Kate Crosby and Andrew Skilton, 1995.
+[[Santideva]] - The Bodhicaryavatara, trans. by Kate Crosby and Andrew Skilton, 1995.
 {{R}}
 [http://www.buddhisma2z.com/content.php?id=43 www.buddhisma2z.com]