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− | 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]]. | + | 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. |
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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.