Bodhicaryavatara, Bodhicaryāvatāra, Bodhi-caryavatara: 1 definition
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Bodhicaryavatara means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Alternative spellings of this word include Bodhicharyavatara.
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General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: BuddhismBodhicaryāvatāra (बोधिचर्यावतार) is another name for the Bodhisattvacaryāvatāra, which is a Sanskrit Buddhist work on “the path of the bodhisattva”, written by Śāntideva in the year 700 AD.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Caryavatara, Bodhi.
Full-text: Triskandha.
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Search found 11 books and stories containing Bodhicaryavatara, Bodhicaryāvatāra, Bodhi-caryavatara, Bodhi-caryāvatāra; (plurals include: Bodhicaryavataras, Bodhicaryāvatāras, caryavataras, caryāvatāras). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Great Chariot (by Longchenpa)
Part 1 - How those who wish to cross over from cyclic existence should think of impermanence < [D. The final summary]
Part 2b - The characteristics of students that are to be accepted and rejected < [C. The instruction to rely on these holy ones and abandon what is evil]
Part 12 - Instantaneous Impermanence < [B. The extended explanation]
Bodhisattvacharyavatara (by Andreas Kretschmar)
Text Section 97 < [Khenpo Chöga’s Oral Explanations]
Text Section 181 < [Khenpo Chöga’s Oral Explanations]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Preliminary note on sympathetic joy and transfer of merit < [Chapter XLIV - Sympathetic Joy and Transfer of Merit]
Appendix 4 - Triskandha (threefold practice): confession, commemoration, rejoicing < [Chapter XIII - The Buddha-fields]
Bodhicaryāvatāra (by Śāntideva)
Blue Annals (deb-ther sngon-po) (by George N. Roerich)
Chapter 9 - Good Friend Drapa Ngonshe and Chenye (Monastery) < [Book 2 - Later spread of the Doctrine]
Chapter 16 - Shes rab rgyal mtshan < [Book 10 - The Kālacakra]
Chapter 13 - Staglungpa (i): Introduction < [Book 8 - The famous Dakpo Kagyü (traditions)]
Consciousness in Gaudapada’s Mandukya-karika (by V. Sujata Raju)
All Dharmas (entities) are beginningless and unattached < [Chapter 6: A Study of Māṇḍūkya Kārikā: Alātaśānti Prakaraṇa]
Critique of various theories of causation < [Chapter 6: A Study of Māṇḍūkya Kārikā: Alātaśānti Prakaraṇa]