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

While the Guide to Bodhisattva Practice (Bodhicaryāvatāra, hereafter the Guide) is rightly
celebrated for its intense focus upon the mind and its careful attention to a complex moral …

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 …

Truly, Ś ntideva is “the vanishing poet.” Paul Harrison once memorably characterized him
thus when speaking of Śāntideva's Training Anthology (Śikṣāsamuccaya). He had in mind …

Śāntideva's Bodhicaryāvatāra has long been celebrated, alongside Candrakīrti's
Madhyamakāvatāra, for its explication of emptiness from the Prāsaṅgika-Madhyamaka …

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 …

Guide) is rightly praised as a literary masterpiece of philosophy and ethics, so some modern
readers might be surprised to learn of the importance of ritual and devotion both in …

The book you are reading contains fifteen scholars' assessments of what you might want to
know as you read and study a much beloved work of late Indian Buddhism, the Guide to …

The teachings of Madhyamaka (“middle way philosophy”) have been the basis of Tibetan
Buddhist thought and practice since the eighth century. After the twelfth century, Tibetan …

The first English translation of Mipham Rinpoche's commentary on the" wisdom" chapter of
Shantideva's classic text, in which Mipham explains Madhyamaka philosophy from the …