Readings of Santideva's Guide to Bodhisattva Practice (Bodhicaryavatara) - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0231192673 ISBN 13 : 9780231192675

Editeur : Columbia University Press, 2019

Synopsis

Śāntideva's eighth-century work, the Guide to Bodhisattva Practice (Bodhicaryāvatāra), is known for its eminently practical instructions and its psychologically vivid articulations of the Mahāyāna path. It is a powerful, succinct poem into which are woven diverse Buddhist traditions of moral transformation, meditative cultivation, and philosophical insight. Since its composition, it has seen continuous use as a ritual, contemplative, and philosophical manual, making it one of the crucial texts of the Buddhist ethical and philosophical tradition.

This book serves as a companion to this Indian Buddhist classic. The fifteen essays contained here illuminate the Guide's many philosophical, literary, ritual, and ethical dimensions. Distinguished scholars discuss the historical significance of the text as an innovative piece of Indian literature, illuminate the important roles it played in shaping Buddhism in Tibet, and bring to light its contemporary significance for philosophy and psychology. Whether experienced or first-time students of Buddhist literature, readers will find compelling new approaches to this resonant masterpiece.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Jonathan Gold (PhD, Philosophy of Religions, Chicago) is Associate Professor of Religion at Princeton University. He is the author of Paving the Great Way: Vasdubandhu's Unifying Buddhist Philosophy (Columbia, 2014), which was an AAR Fikrst Book Award Honorable Mdention, and The Dharma's Gatekeepers: Sakya Pandita on Buddhist Scholarship in Tibet (SUNY, 2007). In 2008 he was named Chair of the Columbia Society for Comparative Philosophy.

Douglas Duckworth (PhD, Indo-Tibetan Buddhism, Virginia) is Associate Professor of Religion at Temple University. He is the author of Jamgon Mipam: His Life and Teachings (Shambhala, 2011) and Mipam on Buddha-Nature: The Ground of the Nyingma Tradition (SUNY, 2008) and the translator and editor of Botrul: Distinguishing the Views and Philosophies: Illuminating Emptiness in a Twentieth-Century Tibetan Classic (SUNY, 2011).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Columbia University Press
• Date d'édition: 2019
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0231192673
• ISBN 13: 9780231192675
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 320
• Éditeur: Gold Jonathan C., Duckworth Douglas S.
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• Personne responsable: non disponible