The primary purpose of both the BCA and the ŚS is to instruct the reader in developing the
virtuous qualities of the bodhisattva. These include the six perfections (pāramitās) of …

Among the most significant contributions the Indian Buddhist tradition makes to the study of
philosophy is its nuanced moral psychology of pathological emotions (kle ś as), which cause …

Śāntideva's eighth-century work the Guide to Bodhisattva Practice (Bodhicaryāvatāra) is one
of the crucial texts of the Buddhist ethical and philosophical tradition. This book serves as a …

Summary The Introduction to the Practices of Awakening (Bodhicaryāvatāra; hereafter, BCA)
is a short verse text presenting the training practices for developing the virtuous character of …

In the eighth chapter of the Bodhicaryāvatāra, the Buddhist philosopher Śāntideva has often
been interpreted as offering an argument that accepting the ultimate nonexistence of the self …

This dissertation explores how benevolence and self-interest converge, thereby lessening
moral demandingness, in the writing of the eighth century Indian Buddhist monk, Śāntideva …

The insight and eloquence found in Śāntideva's Guide to Bodhisattva Practice
(Bodhicaryāvatāra, hereafter Guide) have made the text an influential source of ethical …

Bodhicaryāvatāra was composed by the Buddhist monk scholar Śāntideva at Nālandā
University in India sometime during the 8th Century CE. It stands as one the great classics of …

Śāntideva is commonly associated with a particular interpretation of the Middle Way
philosophy in Tibet, the Prāsaṅgika-Madhyamaka or “Consequence School of the Middle …

Should we be concerned about the welfare of others, and if so, why? One of the central
sources for the bodhisattva ideal in Mahāyāna Buddhism has been the Bodhicaryāvatāra …