Śantideva – buddyjski mnich, uczony oraz mahasiddha z indyjskiego Uniwersytetu Nalanda. Jest kluczowym komentatorem doktryny madhjamaka dla obecnej mahajany. Znany jest głównie z kompleksowego dzieła „Przewodnik po Ścieżce Bodhisattwy” opisującego postępowanie etyczne mahajany. Wikipedia
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Źródło: Dalajlama, Kim naprawdę jesteś, Warszawa 2009, str. 79
Bodhicaryavatara
Kontekst: Like a blind man fumbling in garbage
Happens to find a rare and precious gem,
Likewise I have discovered
The jewel of the precious Bodhimind.
Thus was found this supreme ambrosia to dispel
The Lord of death, destroyer of life;
An inexhaustible treasure able to cure
The poverty of all sentient beings.
Bodhicaryavatara
Kontekst: The Bodhimind is a great radiant sun
To disperse the darkness of unknowing,
And it is the very essence of butters
Gained from churning the milks of Dharma.
For all guests on the roads of life
Who would take the very substance of joy,
Here is the actual seat of true happiness,
A veritable feast to satiate the world.
§ 5.13
Bodhicaryavatara, A Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life
Kontekst: Where would there be leather enough to cover the entire world? With just the leather of my sandals, it is as if the whole world were covered. Likewise, I am unable to restrain external phenomena, but I shall restrain my own mind. What need is there to restrain anything else?
Bodhicaryavatara, A Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life
“Let those who falsely accuse me, who harm me, and who ridicule me all partake of Awakening.”
§ 3.16
Bodhicaryavatara, A Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life
§ 3.12
Bodhicaryavatara, A Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life
§ 5.22
Bodhicaryavatara, A Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life
§ 3.27
Bodhicaryavatara, A Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life