Bodhisattvacharyavatara
by Andreas Kretschmar | 246,740 words
The English translation of the Bodhisattvacharyavatara (“entering the conduct of the bodhisattvas”), a Sanskrit text with Tibetan commentary. This book explains the bodhisattva concept and gives guidance to the Buddhist practitioner following the Mahāyāna path towards the attainment of enlightenment. The text was written in Sanskrit by Shantideva ...
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Carya means ’practice’ [nyams len], ’conduct’ [spyod pa], or ’action’ [bya ba].
Avatāra means ’to enter’, ’entering’ or ’entrance’ [’jug pa].
The title of this text, ’Entering the Conduct of the Bodhisattvas’, indicates that the Bodhisattva-caryāvatāra contains all necessary trainings and methods and is intended to enable a complete beginner to follow the conduct of the bodhisattvas. Through this text anyone can learn how to genuinely follow the bodhisattva example.