Bodhicharyāvatāra
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The Bodhicharyāvatāra is a book written in the 8th century by Indian teacher Shantideva. The title is sometimes rendered in English as "The Way of the Bodhisattva" or "A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way Of Life." The book has nine chapters, and follows a format that roughly follows linearly as a discussion of the pāramitās, with the final chapter discussing madhyamaka and the prajñāpāramitā.
The first eight chapters of the book are commented upon and are the subject of a book by Pema Chödrön titled "No Time to Lose: A Timely Guide to the Way of the Bodhisattva" (2005) ISBN 1-590-30135-8 and she taught on the ninth chapter which is available as a DVD separately.
The Bodhicharyāvatāra is a personal favorite of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
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Further reading
Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche
Mipham, Sakyong (1999) 1999 Seminary Transcripts Book 2
- page 136
Mipham, Sakyong (2000) 2000 Seminary Transcripts Book 2
- pages 135, 136
Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche
Trungpa, Chögyam (1976) The Myth of Freedom and the Way of Meditation
- page 112
Trungpa, Chögyam (1981) 1981 Seminary Transcripts
- page 13
Trungpa, Chögyam (1985) 1985 Seminary Transcripts
- page 61
Trungpa, Chögyam (2002) Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism
- page 175
Other authors
Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche (2003) Ascertaining Certainty about the View
- pages 57, 96, 124, 136
