num_pages: 152
description: A guide to the Bodhisattva ideal and the process of enlightenment, this edition of the classic Buddhist treatise “will stand for many years as the standard English translation” ( Publishers Weekly ) 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 generosity, ethics, patience, zeal, meditative concentration, and wisdom.
language: English
title: A Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life
titlecomplete: A Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life
genres: Buddhism, Spirituality, Classics, Philosophy, Religion, India, Eastern Philosophy, Psychology, Nonfiction, Poetry
ratings_count: 7330
publisher: Snow Lion