The Concept of Bodhicitta in Śāntideva's Bodhicaryāvatāra
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The Concept of Bodhicitta in Śāntideva's Bodhicaryāvatāra

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  2. English
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The Concept of Bodhicitta in Śāntideva's Bodhicaryāvatāra

About this book

An examination of bodhicitta, a key concept in Mahauyauna Buddhism.

This book explores an important concept within the Buddhist Mah?y?na tradition, bodhicitta. This term appears frequently in Sanskrit literature relating to the spiritual practices of the bodhisattva in Mah?y?na Buddhism and has been variously translated as "thought of enlightenment" or "desire of enlightenment." Francis Brassard offers a contextual analysis of bodhicitta based on the presuppositions underlying the spiritual practice of the bodhisattva. Since the understanding that emerges involves how one ought to view the process of spiritual transformation, this work contributes to Buddhist psychology and soteriology in particular, and to comparative religions in general. The book surveys the various interpretations of the concept of bodhicitta, analyzes its possible functions in the context of the spiritual path of the aspirant to enlightenment, and discusses an understanding of bodhicitta in the context of the ??ntideva's Bodhicary?vat?ra.

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Table of contents

  1. The Concept of Bodhicitta in Santideva’s Bodhicaryavatara
  2. Contents
  3. Abbreviations
  4. Introduction
  5. 1. Bodhicitta and the spiritual pathof the Bodhisattva
  6. 2. Bodhicitta as a desire for enlightenment
  7. 3. Bodhicitta as an object of concentration
  8. 4. Bodhicitta as cultivation of awareness
  9. 5. The aspect of renunciation
  10. 6. The aspect of conversion
  11. 7. The aspect of contemplation
  12. Conclusion
  13. Notes
  14. Bibliography
  15. Index