Naslov
A short presentation of Śāntideva's Bodhicaryāvatāra

Autori
Brassard, Francis

Izvornik
Rithink (1848-5324) 8 (2019), 1; 1-16

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Śāntideva ; bodhisattva (aspirant to awakening) ; bodhicitta (thought of awakening) ; pāramitā (buddhist perfections) ; Madhyamaka

Sažetak
The Bodhicaryāvatāra (BCA) is a Buddhist text dealing with the spiritual practice of the aspirant to awakening (bodhisattva). It has been composed by Śāntideva, a Buddhist philosopher and teacher who lived in India around the 8th century. As the BCA occupies a respectable position within the corpus of spiritual literature of the world, it is comparable to similar works of other religious traditions, for example, Thomas à Kempis’ De imitatione Christi. Consequently, the BCA, in addition to exposing the main philosophical points of one of the most important schools of Buddhism, is also a practical guide that can serve as a basis of comparison between the major spiritual traditions of the world and even be a source of inspiration for all spiritual seekers, no matter their religious or philosophical affiliation. After having provided a summary of the life of its author and some details about the history and structure of the BCA, the present essay introduces and discusses, in a way that is accessible to non-Buddhists, the significance of the main themes and ideas of this important spiritual manual of the Buddhism.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Religijske znanosti (interdisciplinarno polje)

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