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The concept of Bodhicitta in Śāntideva's Bodhícaryāvatāra /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Brassard, Francis, 1961-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Albany, N.Y. : State University of New York Press, ©2000.
Colección:McGill studies in the history of religions.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • The Concept of Bodhicitta in Santideva's Bodhicaryavatara
  • Contents
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • 1. Bodhicitta and the spiritual pathof the Bodhisattva
  • Methodological considerations
  • Santideva's Bodhicaryvatra
  • i. The text
  • ii. Santideva
  • iii. Prajñ¡karamati
  • Review of literature
  • i. Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki
  • ii. Sangharakshita
  • 2. Bodhicitta as a desire for enlightenment
  • The idea of desire
  • Criticism of bodhicitta as an act of will
  • i. Citta (mind)
  • ii. Citta-utp¡da (arising of the mind)
  • iii. The two types of bodhicitta.
  • Iii. The ethical aspect of religious language
  • The cultivation of awareness
  • i. Examples of the cultivation of awareness
  • ii. The feeling of detachment
  • iii. The breaking up of distinctions
  • The practice of devotion
  • i. Saddha/ sraddha
  • Conclusion
  • 5. The aspect of renunciation
  • i. The klesas (mental afflictions) and the cultivation of awareness
  • ii. Ksantiparamit¡a (the Perfection of patience)
  • iii. The workings of the mind
  • 6. The aspect of conversion
  • i. Viryaparamit¡a (the Perfection of endeavor)
  • 7. The aspect of contemplation
  • Conclusion
  • Notes.