The Way of the Bodhisattva

The Way of the Bodhisattva A Translation of the Bodhicharyavatara - Shambhala Classics

2nd Edition, rev

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Publisher's Synopsis

The classic Buddhist text and "essential guidebook" on the ideal of compassion and the methods of attaining it (Pema Chödrön, author of When Things Fall Apart)

Treasured by Buddhists of all traditions, The Way of the Bodhisattva (Bodhicharyavatara) is a guide to cultivating the mind of enlightenment, and to generating the qualities of love, compassion, generosity, and patience. This text has been studied, practiced, and expounded upon in an unbroken tradition for centuries, first in India, and later in Tibet. Presented in the form of a personal meditation in verse, it outlines the path of the Bodhisattvas-those who renounce the peace of individual enlightenment and vow to work for the liberation of all beings and to attain buddhahood for their sake. 

This version, translated from the Tibetan, is a revision by the translators of the 1997 edition. Included are a foreword by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, a new translator's preface, a thorough introduction, a note on the translation, and three appendices of commentary by the Nyingma master Kunzang Pelden.

Book information

ISBN: 9781590303887
Publisher: Shambhala
Imprint: Shambhala
Pub date:
Edition: 2nd Edition, rev
DEWEY: 294.385
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 222
Weight: 364g
Height: 152mm
Width: 228mm
Spine width: 16mm