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==The Tibetan Translation==
==The Tibetan Translation==
The ''Bodhicharyavatara'' was first translated by [[Kawa Paltsek]] and Sarvajñadeva in the early ninth century. This translation was then revised twice, first by [[Rinchen Zangpo]], Shakya Lodro and Dharmashribhadra in the tenth century, and then by [[Ngok Loden Sherab]] and [[Sumatikirti]] in the eleventh century.
The ''Bodhicharyavatara'' was first translated by [[Kawa Paltsek]] and Sarvajñadeva in the early ninth century. This translation was then revised twice, first by [[Rinchen Zangpo]], Shakya Lodro and Dharmashribhadra in the tenth century, and then by [[Ngok Loden Sherab]] and [[Sumatikirti]] in the eleventh century.
==Important Tibetan Commentaries==
Andreas Kretschmar explains:
:Many great masters and scholars of Tibet wrote commentaries on the Bodhisattvacary vat ra, and many of these commentaries were and still are used in monastic  universities in Tibet, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim, and Ladak.
:A selection of some of  the more famous commentators follows: :*[[Sönam Tsemo]] (1142-1182)
:*[[Lhopa Kunkhyen Rinchen Pal]]
:*[[Ngülchu Thogme  Zangpo]] (1295-1369)
:*[[Butön Rinchen Drup]] (1290-1364)
:*[[Lama Dampa Sönam Gyaltsen Pal Zangpo]] (1312-1375)
:*[[Sazang Mati Penchen Jamyang Lodro]] (1294-1376)
:*[[Tsongkhapa Lobzang Drakpa]] (1357-1419)
:*[[Gyaltsab Dharma Rinchen]] (1364-1432)
:*[[Pawo Tsuglak Trengwa]] (1504-1566)
:*[[Drugpa Pema Karpo]] (1527-1592)
:*[[Mipham Rinpoche]] (1846-1912)
:*[[Khenpo Zhenga]] (1871-1927)
:*[[Thubten Chökyi Drakpa]] (1823-1905)
:*[[Khenpo Kunpal]] (1862-1943)
:*[[Zhechen Gyaltsab]] (1871-1926) 
:*Lodro Gyaltshen


==Translations in European Languages==
==Translations in European Languages==
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*Ernst Steinkellner: ''Eintritt in das Leben zur Erleuchtung'', München: Eugen Diederichs Verlag 1981
*Ernst Steinkellner: ''Eintritt in das Leben zur Erleuchtung'', München: Eugen Diederichs Verlag 1981


==Commentaries==
==Contemporary English Commentaries==
*''A Flash of Lightning in the Dark of Night: A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life'', HH the Dalai Lama, Shambhala, 1994, ISBN: 0877739714
*''A Flash of Lightning in the Dark of Night: A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life'', HH the Dalai Lama, Shambhala, 1994, ISBN: 0877739714
*''No Time to Lose: A Timely Guide to the Way of the Bodhisattva'', Pema Chödrön, Shambhala, 2005
*''No Time to Lose: A Timely Guide to the Way of the Bodhisattva'', Pema Chödrön, Shambhala, 2005
*''The Way of Awakening'', Geshe Yeshe Tobden, Wisdom, 2005
*''The Way of Awakening'', Geshe Yeshe Tobden, Wisdom, 2005


==Teachings on the Bodhicharyavatara==
==Teachings on the Bodhicharyavatara at Rigpa Centers==
*[[Ringu Tulku Rinpoche's Bodhicharyavatara Teachings|Ringu Tulku Rinpoche, Rigpa Centres worldwide, 1997-2001]]
*[[Ringu Tulku Rinpoche's Bodhicharyavatara Teachings|Ringu Tulku Rinpoche, Rigpa Centres worldwide, 1997-2001]]
*[[Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche, Lerab Ling, 2-17 June 2001]] (ninth chapter only)
*[[Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche, Lerab Ling, 2-17 June 2001]] (ninth chapter only)
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*[http://www.kunpal.com/ Khenpo Kunpal's commentary] The first five chapters translated by Andreas Kretschmar and available for free download in pdf format
*[http://www.kunpal.com/ Khenpo Kunpal's commentary] The first five chapters translated by Andreas Kretschmar and available for free download in pdf format


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[[Category:Bodhicharyavatara]]

Revision as of 09:42, 2 July 2007

Shantideva, author of the Bodhicharyavatara

Bodhicharyavatara (Tib. chöjuk; wyl. spyod 'jug) Introduction to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life - Shantideva's classic guide to the mahayana path.

Outline

The text has ten chapters:

  1. The Excellence of Bodhichitta
  2. Confession
  3. Commitment/Full Acceptance
  4. Carefulness/Conscientiousness
  5. Vigilance/Awareness
  6. Patience
  7. Diligence
  8. Meditation
  9. Wisdom
  10. Dedication

Structure

Patrul Rinpoche explained the text in relation to the famous prayer:

O precious, sublime bodhicitta:
May it arise in those in whom it has not arisen;
May it never decline where it has arisen;
May it go on increasing, further and further!
  • Chapters 1, 2 and 3 are designed to stimulate the dawning of bodhichitta in the mind.
  • Chapter 4, 5 and 6 give instructions on how to prevent bodhichitta from being dissipated.
  • Chapters 7, 8 and 9 give the means by which bodhichitta may be made to increase further and further.
  • And the 10th chapter is a concluding prayer of dedication.

Rongtön Sheja Kunrig says:

In the beginning, the foundation is laid through the generation of the two kinds of bodhichitta. Then the text explains the six paramitas or transcendent perfections, which constitute the training in the bodhichitta in action. Finally, any merit that has been gained is dedicated towards enlightenment, as presented in the tenth chapter.

The Tibetan Translation

The Bodhicharyavatara was first translated by Kawa Paltsek and Sarvajñadeva in the early ninth century. This translation was then revised twice, first by Rinchen Zangpo, Shakya Lodro and Dharmashribhadra in the tenth century, and then by Ngok Loden Sherab and Sumatikirti in the eleventh century.

Important Tibetan Commentaries

Andreas Kretschmar explains:

Many great masters and scholars of Tibet wrote commentaries on the Bodhisattvacary vat ra, and many of these commentaries were and still are used in monastic universities in Tibet, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim, and Ladak.
A selection of some of the more famous commentators follows: :*Sönam Tsemo (1142-1182)


Translations in European Languages

English

  • The Way of the Bodhisattva: A Translation of the Bodhicharyavatara, translated by the Padmakara Translation Group, Shambhala Publications, 2003, ISBN: 1590300572
  • A Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life, translated by Vesna and Alan Wallace, Snow Lion Publications, 1997, ISBN: 1559390611
  • A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life, translated by Stephen Batchelor, LTWA, ISBN: 8185102597

French

  • La Marche vers l’Éveil, translated by the Padmakara translation group using L. Finot's translation as a basis, Éditions Padmakara, 1992, ISBN : 2-906949-03-5
  • Vivre en héros pour l'Éveil ; Bodhisattvacharyavatara, translated by G. Driessens, Édition Le Seuil—Points Sagesses 1993, ISBN : 2020196638
  • La Marche à la Lumière. Poème sanscrit de Çantideva, translated by L. Finot, Ed. Brossard, 1920, re-edited by Les Deux Océans, 1987
  • Bodhicaryâvatâra : Introduction à la pratique des futurs Buddhas, translated by L. de La Vallée Poussin, Louvain, 1907

German

  • Shantideva, Anleitungen auf dem Weg zur Glückseligkeit / Bodhicaryavatara, O.W. Barth Verlag 2005.
  • Shantideva, Die Lebensführung im Geiste der Erleuchtung / Das Bodhicaryavatara, Theseus 2004.
  • Ernst Steinkellner: Eintritt in das Leben zur Erleuchtung, München: Eugen Diederichs Verlag 1981

Contemporary English Commentaries

  • A Flash of Lightning in the Dark of Night: A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life, HH the Dalai Lama, Shambhala, 1994, ISBN: 0877739714
  • No Time to Lose: A Timely Guide to the Way of the Bodhisattva, Pema Chödrön, Shambhala, 2005
  • The Way of Awakening, Geshe Yeshe Tobden, Wisdom, 2005

Teachings on the Bodhicharyavatara at Rigpa Centers

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