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Title: The Way of the Bodhisattva : A Translation of the Bodhicharyavatara by Shantideva ISBN: 1-59030-057-2 Publisher: Shambhala Pub. Date: 10 June, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (4 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Such a treasure!
Comment: This book means so much to me. It has changed my outlook on life, and has given me a lot of comfort. I was raised Baptist and maintain a lot of the Christian values. Mahayana Buddhist values fit quite nicely. I have found a new kind of happiness and learned, or at least I try, to appreciate every experience in my life, whether it is painful or not. I know this sounds cliche, but this book has changed my life, and I think anyone with an open mind will find comfort from the verses within this text.
Rating: 5
Summary: Another translation of the Bodhicaryavatara
Comment: Although being a good translation of the Bodhicaryavatara, my impression is that this English translation lacks behind the one from Kate Crosby and Andrew Skilton. The reason is that the authors have tried to provide a more poetic version of the text, to the detriment of the accuracy in meaning. Although such an intent is laudable, the result is mitigated. The problem comes from the language with its too different cultural roots, English appears difficult for allowing a poetic translation of a text of this nature. For exanple, the French translation from Louis Finot achieves accuracy and poetry at the same time.
Nevertheless, the translation is still very good, and the comments are sufficiently detailed for the reader to grasp all the substance from this wonderful text.
Rating: 5
Summary: Shantideva's Guide
Comment: Shatideva's Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life is a very practical guide for those seeking to actualize the six perfections of Buddhism. It is a book that will reward your study over and over again, and is meant to be read and studied more than once. I have read three different translations of this work. The Shambala edition is the most poetic of the three and what it gains in poetry it slightly looses in meaning. My first choice is the version published by the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives. That is not to slight the Shambala edition though, for it merely presents another view of an immense landscape. If you have any interest in Buddhism and have some background in basic Buddhist ideas, read this book, and try your best to put it into practice.
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Title: A Flash of Lightning in the Dark of Night : A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life by Dalai Lama ISBN: 0877739714 Publisher: Shambhala Pub. Date: 22 March, 1994 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: The Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way: Nagarjuna's Mulamadhyamakakarika by Nagarjuna, Jay L. Garfield ISBN: 0195093364 Publisher: Oxford Press Pub. Date: November, 1995 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: A Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life: (Bodhicaryavatara) by Santideva, Vesna A. Wallace, B. Alan Wallace ISBN: 1559390611 Publisher: Snow Lion Pubns Pub. Date: March, 1997 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: The Sun of Wisdom: Teachings on the Noble Nagarjuna's Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way by Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso ISBN: 1570629994 Publisher: Shambhala Pub. Date: 11 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Words of My Perfect Teacher, Revised Edition by Patrul Rinpoche ISBN: 1570624127 Publisher: Shambhala Pub. Date: 27 October, 1998 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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