قاعة القراءة

Entering the Way of the Bodhisattva (Bodhicaryāvatāra)

Śāntideva

A Sanskrit poem in ten chapters tracing the bodhisattva's path: praise of the mind of awakening (bodhicitta), confession, taking the vow, mindfulness and vigilance, patience, effort, meditation—with the practice of equalising and exchanging self and others—, wisdom (a Madhyamaka exposition arguing with realists, Yogācāra and Sāṃkhya) and dedication. Written in the first person, it blends exhortation, confession and argument; it is the most studied Mahāyāna text in Tibetan Buddhism and one of the most translated into Western languages.