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Readings of Santideva's Guide to bodhisattva practice / edited by Jonathan C. Gold and Douglas S. Duckworth.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Columbia readings of Buddhist literaturePublisher: New York : Columbia University Press, 2019Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780231549905
  • 0231549903
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Readings of Santideva's Guide to bodhisattva practice.DDC classification:
  • 294.3/85 23
LOC classification:
  • BQ3147
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- A NOTE TO THE READER -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Introduction. Participatory Authorship and Communal Interpretation: The Bodhicaryāvatāra as a "World Classic" / Gold, Jonathan C. -- 1. Śāntideva: The Author and His Project / Harrison, Paul -- 2. Reason and Knowledge on the Path: A Protreptic Reading of the Guide / Carpenter, Amber -- 3. On Learning to Overhear the "Vanishing Poet" / Kachru, Sonam -- 4. An Intoxication of Mouse Venom: Reading the Guide, Chapter 9 / Kapstein, Matthew T. -- 5. Seeing from All Sides / Gyatso, Janet -- 6. Bodies and Embodiment in the Bodhicaryāvatāra / Ohnuma, Reiko -- 7. Ritual Structure and Material Culture in the Guide to Bodhisattva Practice / Huntington, Eric -- 8. Bodhicaryāvatāra and Tibetan Mind Training (Lojong) / Jinpa, Thupten -- 9. Taming Śāntideva: Tsongkhapa's Use of the Bodhicaryāvatāra / Jackson, Roger -- 10. The Middle Way of the Bodhisattva / Duckworth, Douglas S. -- 11. Seeing Sentient Beings: Śāntideva's Moral Phenomenology / Garfield, Jay L. -- 12. Śāntideva's Ethics of Impartial Compassion / Goodman, Charles -- 13. Śāntideva and the Moral Psychology of Fear / Finnigan, Bronwyn -- 14. Innate Human Connectivity and Śāntideva's Cultivation of Compassion / Dunne, John D. -- Appendix 1: A Guide to Guide Translations: Advice for Students and Instructors -- Appendix 2: Index of Guide Verses Cited -- Bibliography -- Contributors -- Index
Summary: 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.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - EBSCO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (ebsco)2087995

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- A NOTE TO THE READER -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Introduction. Participatory Authorship and Communal Interpretation: The Bodhicaryāvatāra as a "World Classic" / Gold, Jonathan C. -- 1. Śāntideva: The Author and His Project / Harrison, Paul -- 2. Reason and Knowledge on the Path: A Protreptic Reading of the Guide / Carpenter, Amber -- 3. On Learning to Overhear the "Vanishing Poet" / Kachru, Sonam -- 4. An Intoxication of Mouse Venom: Reading the Guide, Chapter 9 / Kapstein, Matthew T. -- 5. Seeing from All Sides / Gyatso, Janet -- 6. Bodies and Embodiment in the Bodhicaryāvatāra / Ohnuma, Reiko -- 7. Ritual Structure and Material Culture in the Guide to Bodhisattva Practice / Huntington, Eric -- 8. Bodhicaryāvatāra and Tibetan Mind Training (Lojong) / Jinpa, Thupten -- 9. Taming Śāntideva: Tsongkhapa's Use of the Bodhicaryāvatāra / Jackson, Roger -- 10. The Middle Way of the Bodhisattva / Duckworth, Douglas S. -- 11. Seeing Sentient Beings: Śāntideva's Moral Phenomenology / Garfield, Jay L. -- 12. Śāntideva's Ethics of Impartial Compassion / Goodman, Charles -- 13. Śāntideva and the Moral Psychology of Fear / Finnigan, Bronwyn -- 14. Innate Human Connectivity and Śāntideva's Cultivation of Compassion / Dunne, John D. -- Appendix 1: A Guide to Guide Translations: Advice for Students and Instructors -- Appendix 2: Index of Guide Verses Cited -- Bibliography -- Contributors -- Index

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.