Bodhisattvacharyavatara
by Andreas Kretschmar | 233,817 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 ...
Translations of the Bodhisattva-caryāvatāra into Modern languages:
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