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 ...
Text Section 296 / Stanza 35
Whoever merely looks at a bodhisattva with a devoted attitude, with an attitude of admiration, and thinks,
“This person is truly wonderful!”
will gather incalculable merit. The positive consequences of generating devotion toward a bodhisattva are stronger than the negative consequences of generating a negative attitude against a bodhisattva. Even if one does horrible things to a bodhisattva, he will never retaliate and commit negative actions [sdig pa] himself. Whatever happens to a bodhisattva is transformed into an enhancement of virtue. The bodhisattva only manifests an ever increasing stream of goodness.