TY - BOOK AU - Santideva. TI - A guide to the Bodhisattva way of life : : Bodhicaryavatara SN - 1-55939-061-1 U1 - EB249 PY - 1997/// CY - New York : PB - Snow Lion Publications, KW - Mahayana Buddhism KW - Doctrines KW - Early works to 1800. KW - Mahayana Buddhism KW - Doctrines. KW - Mahayana N1 - Includes bibliographical references N2 - In the whole of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, there is no single treatise more deeply revered or widely practiced than A Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life. Composed in the eighth century by the Indian Bodhisattva Santideva, it became an instant classic in the curricula of the Buddhist monastic universities of India, and its renown has grown ever since. Santideva presents methods to harmonize one's life with the Bodhisattva ideal and inspires the reader to cultivate the perfections of the Bodhisattva: generosity, ethics, patience, zeal, meditative concentration, and wisdom UR - http://10.10.80.15/cgi-bin/koha/opac-retrieve-file.pl?id=d28f80431aec63abcec92abcea12f228 ER -