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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 294.385
EAN num: 9781590303887
ISBN number: 1590303881
Label: Shambhala
Manufacturer: Shambhala
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 256
Printing Date: September 12, 2006
Publishing house: Shambhala
Release Date: September 12, 2006
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Treasured by Buddhists of all traditions, The Way of the Bodhisattva (Bodhicharyavatara) is a guide to cultivating the mind of enlightenment, and to generating the qualities of love, compassion, generosity, and patience. This text has been studied, practiced, and expounded upon in an unbroken tradition for centuries, very first in India, and later in Tibet. Presented in the form of a personal meditation in verse, it outlines the path of the Bodhisattvas—those who renounce the peace of individual enlightenment and vow to work for the liberation of all beings and to attain buddhahood for their sake.
This version, translated from the Tibetan, is a revision by the translators of the 1997 edition. Included are a foreword by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, a new translator's preface, a thorough introduction, a note on the translation, and three appendices of commentary by the Nyingma master Kunzang Pelden.
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This masterpiece has moved me deeply and set my feet on the path of a Bodhisattva. Shantideva moves the reader through the stages and provides inspiration to stay on the Path.
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Having never read the Bodhicharyavatara before, I cannot be a good judge of the accuracy of this translation. However, I have found it the most beautiful and inspiring Buddhist text I've read to date. Buddhist or not, this book could transform your way of thinking and being for the better.
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If you click on the "Search Inside" on the Amazon website about this book, it shows a book that contains 215 pages of introduction, chapters, appendix, etc. However, the set I received yesterday actually includes only a small booklet titled "An INTRODUCTION to the Way of the Bodhisattva". The book literally contains only the introduction (63 pages) but does not include the chapters of the text about "The Way of the Bodhisattva". I think the book/CD set is intended for those who want only to listen to the book but not to read it.
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There are now many translations of Shantideva's classic, which some consider the "bible" of buddhism for its chapters on compassion for fellow human beings. This version happens to include two very important appendices that expand on the practices, "equalizing self and other," and "exchanging self and other."
I find these two practices very useful for me as a massage therapist and educator. In therapy professions and teaching professions, often a power differential is present, where the client or patient feels he or she is at the mercy of the authority figure, the therapist or teacher. On the other hand, massage therapists are often at the underside of the power differential, especially if they work at destination resorts or other employee situations where "the guest is always right." I see in the last ten years a trend both in customer service theory, and therapeutic relationship theory, toward more equal realtionships.
Even if you are not in a helping profession, every person feels "greater than" or "lesser than" some people in his or her life. These exercises balance self esteem that is either too high, or too low.
"Equalizing" and "Exchanging" are cures for differences in power!
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In addition to the translated text of Shantideva's brilliant 10 chapter treatise on the what, why and how to live the life of a Bodhisattva, the 28-page introduction is one of the most concise and engaging explanations of what the practice and study of Buddhism entails--with all it's challenges and rewards--using the teaching we are about to read as its reference point.
This text has many versions of translations, and I found this one by the Padmakara Translation Group to be very good at keeping the meter of Shantideva's beautiful poetic delivery--reportedly given spontaneously in one teaching session--without losing the profound meaning of his message.
For those looking for something written in the style of the Book of Psalms, but with a purely Buddhist point of view, this is it.
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