Shantideva – författare

A vivid new translation of selections from an inspiring guide to self-transformation through kindness by an eighth-century Buddhist monkWritten by the medieval Indian Buddhist monk Shantideva, The Bodhicaryavatara is one of the most beloved and frequently taught works in Buddhism and a favorite of the Dalai Lama. An inspiring and powerful poem that uses a gripping, first-person, confessional voice, it is the most systematic work of ethical thought in the Indo-Tibetan Buddhist tradition. And its invaluable insights, exhortations, and encouragements about how we can relieve suffering by becoming more caring and compassionate are universal. In How to Be Caring, philosopher and Buddhist scholar Jay Garfield presents a lively new translation of selected verses from Shantideva’s text that capture its powerful lessons for all of us. The result is the clearest, most concise, and most accessible introduction to this masterful Buddhist guidebook about how we can change the world by changing ourselves.Focusing on the life of a bodhisattva, a person committed to attaining awakening for the benefit of all beings, Shantideva argues that the first step to reducing suffering and making the world better is to conquer our own psychopathologies. Urging us to remember that we won’t live forever and therefore need to think about what is most important, the work seeks to inspire us and teach us how to be more generous, thoughtful, polite, patient, committed, and self-aware. Featuring an introduction and the original Tibetan text on facing pages, this dazzling volume is filled with wisdom that still speaks directly to readers today.

Treasured by Buddhists of all traditions, The Way of the Bodhisattva (Bodhicharyavatara) is a guide to cultivating the mind of enlightenment, and to generating the qualities of love, compassion, generosity, and patience. This text has been studied, practiced, and expounded upon in an unbroken tradition for centuries, first in India, and later in Tibet. Presented in the form of a personal meditation in verse, it outlines the path of the Bodhisattvas—those who renounce the peace of individual enlightenment and vow to work for the liberation of all beings and to attain buddhahood for their sake. This version, translated from the Tibetan, is a revision by the translators of the 1997 edition. Included are a foreword by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, a new translator''s preface, a thorough introduction, a note on the translation, and three appendices of commentary by the Nyingma master Kunzang Pelden.

"Jos olen oppinut jotain myötätunnosta ja bodhisattvan harjoituksista, se on tämän teoksen ansiota." - Dalai-lama Bodhisattvan harjoituksia on mahdollisesti keskeisin buddhalaisuuden klassikko, opas valaistumismielen kehittämiseen. Sen peruteella on opiskeltu, harjoitettu ja opetettu dharmaa vuosisatojen ajan katkeamattomana perinteenä, ensin Intiassa ja myöhemmin Tiibetissä. Siinä kerrotaan, kuinka bodhisattva itsetutkiskelun keinoin hylkää pyrkimyksensä henkilökohtaiseen valaistumiseensa työskennelläkseen kaikkien olentojen vapauden eteen. Suomennos on tehty tiibetinkielestä ja perutuu nyingma-mestari Kunzang Peldenin kommentaariin. Kääntäjäryhmä Padmakara on julkaissut buddhalaisia tekstejä vuodesta 1987 ranskaksi, englanniksi sekä muilla eurooppalaisilla kielillä. Padmakaran ensimmäinen suomennos ilmestyi vuonna 2011.