A New Translation and Contemporary Guide
The modern translation of this essential Mahayana Buddhist text emphasizes both the meaning and musicality of Shantideva's original verses, making its profound insights more accessible to contemporary readers. It serves as a guide to understanding the depths of Buddhist philosophy and practice, inviting exploration of its teachings.
Dieses berühmte und allseits beliebte Gedicht für das tägliche Lebenhat Generationen von Buddhisten und Nichtbuddhisten inspiriert, seit es der große buddhistische Meister Shantideva im achten Jahrhundert verfasste. Diese neue Übersetzung, unter Anleitung des Ehrwürdigen Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche erstellt, vermittelt die große Klarheit und poetische Schönheit des Originals und bewahrt dabei seine ganze Kraft und spirituelle Einsicht. Um seine volle Wirksamkeit zu erfahren und um die Tiefgründigkeit dieses wunderbaren Gedichts zu erkennen, empfehlen wir Geshe Kelsang Gyatso´s ausführlichen Kommentar Sinnvoll zu betrachten zu lesen.
Shantidevas Lebensführung im Geiste der Erleuchtung aus dem achten Jahrhundert gehört noch heute zu den meistgelesenen buddhistischen Werken. Der Dalai Lama betont immer wieder, dass es genügt, diesen einen Text zu studieren, um den Weg zur Erleuchtung zu gehen. Bisher gab es auf Deutsch nur eine sprachlich sehr antiquierte und inhaltlich nicht immer richtige Übersetzung vom Anfang des 20. Jahrhunderts. Die vorliegende Neuübersetzung aus dem Tibetischen von Jobst Koss macht das Buch endlich einem breiten Publikum zugänglich. In eindringlichen Versen von größter poetischer Schönheit wird in zehn Kapiteln beschrieben, wie man sich in den buddhistischen Tugenden üben und somit ein Leben im Geiste der Erleuchtung führen kann. Weisheit, die nie an Aktualität verliert.
A Translation of the Bodhicharyavatara
Shantideva, an Indian Buddhist, authored a significant work during a time when Buddhism thrived in India. His text, the Bodhicharyavatara, or "Entrance to the Path of Awakening," later became a cornerstone of Tibetan Buddhism. This handbook guides readers in understanding the nature of existence and the compassion that arises from such insights. The Dalai Lama remarked that his comprehension of compassion and the Bodhisattva path is rooted in this text. Similar to the Book of Proverbs, the Bodhicharyavatara is a timeless source of wisdom, with its enduring appeal stemming from both its poetic quality and profound insights. This translation aims to capture the original's poetic immediacy through iambic lines. It encourages readers to view their bodies as vessels for good, transforming them into wish-fulfilling gems for the benefit of others. With its clarity, this Buddhist classic becomes an English treasure, worthy of recitation and memorization. Shantideva's teachings on doing good, reading sutras, and understanding the mind and reality resonate deeply, taking on a vibrant life in a new language. The text exclaims, echoing the spirit of a Shakespearean actor, a powerful message of enduring compassion for the world. --Brian Bruya
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.
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