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Written in India in the early eighth century AD, Santideva's Bodhicaryavatara became one of the most popular accounts of the Buddhist's spiritual path. The Bodhicaryavatara takes as its subject the profound desire to become a Buddha and save all beings from suffering. The person who enacts such a desire is a Bodhisattva. Santideva not only sets out what the Bodhisattva must do and become, he also invokes the intense feelings of aspiration which underlie such a commitment, using language which has inspired Buddhists in their religious life from his time to the present. Important as a manual of training among Mahayana Buddhists, especially in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, the Bodhicaryavatara continues to be used as the basis for teaching by modern Buddhist teachers. This is a new translation from the original language, with detailed annotations explaining allusions and technical references. The Introduction sets Santideva's work in context, and for the first time explain itsstructure.

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Kate Crosby is Tutor in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Pali at Oxford University. Andrew Skilton a Junior Research Fellow at Wolfson College, Oxford, and a Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society. Paul Williams is Codirector of the Centre for Buddhist Studies at the University of Bristol.
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1.0 out of 5 stars A truly bad translation, Jan 12 2004
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Richard Landry (Oakland, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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I'm at a loss to understand why anyone would recommend this translation of the Bodhicharyavatara, versus any of the other choices available on the market. It completely lacks the poetic quality of the Padmakara translation, and the straightforwardness of the Batchelor translation. I don't even understand why academics would want it--the notes are self-obvious.

The most readable translation I've come across is the Padmakara translation, published by Shambhala, and it includes a good introduction and substantial notes.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Bodhicaryavatara with notes by K. Crosby and A. Skilton, Jan 15 2010
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R. K. Tomlin (Sherbrooke, QC, Canada) - See all my reviews
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For those interested in Mahayana Buddhism, this classic is a must read. That it is a classic is understandable. The "Notes to the text (145-191)," in this particular edition, reinforce admirably Santideva's concern for the ethical-metaphysical connection in Buddhist philosophy. For anyone who has taken to heart Gandhi's injunction "if you wish the world to change, be that change," here -- especially from chapter 5 onward -- is the concise handbook. Like a friendly ghost, the ideas haunt us during the day guiding and commenting on our moment by moment experience.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A good guide to the life of the Bodhisattva, Nov 29 2000
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Julian R. Garrett (Manila, Philippines) - See all my reviews
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This book is about the Buddhist path to enlightenment, but contains many things applicable to improving anyone's life. It deals a lot with human suffering, and the need for people to help remove the suffering of others, as through this one's own life may be improved.
Although it is presented from a Buddhist perspective, much of the teaching is a good guide to self development, the principles that it teaches are hard to fault, and it remains centered on these things throughout the book.
The commentary deals with the Buddhist philosphies that Santideva uses, and explains the Buddhist principles involved, rather than explaining the teachings.

It gets pretty involved, but you can take quite a lot out of it.

"When the mental attitude of anger is slain, then slain is every enemy"......

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