{"product_id":"2940011259463","title":"The Bodhicaryavatara: A Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Bodhicaryavatara is an ancient text written in Sanskrit around 700 CE by Santideva, Buddhist monk and scholar who lived at the Nalanda Monastic University in India.\u003cbr\u003eThe Bodhicaryavatara roughly translates to A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life. A Bodhisattva is an enlightened being on their way to attaining full Buddhahood for the benefit of all sentient beings. The text has ten chapters that explain how to develop bodhicitta, or the enlightened mind.\u003cbr\u003eEarlier English translations of this text are accurate but difficult to understand for many readers living in the 21st Century. The mode of expression and the figures of speech are the product of that far-off time. This book faithfully re-expresses in modern day language the underlying message of the original text. Every effort has been made to preserve the underlying spirit of the message.\u003cbr\u003eThere will be those who object to the changing of the outward form of this much-loved classic. While the author respects the beauty of the original text, the governing principle is to bring the even greater beauty of the underlying message to a whole new audience in the modern world who might otherwise find the original less than easy to fully understand.\u003cbr\u003eIf you are embarking on the path to enlightenment, or just curious, this slim little book could be just the change agent you have been looking for. It is said to be one of the Dalai Lama's favorite texts.\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1 The Benefit of the Spirit of Awakening\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2 The Confession of Error\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3 Adopting the Spirit of Awakening\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4 Attending to the Spirit of Awakening\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5 Guarding Introspection\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6 The Perfection of Patience\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7 The Perfection of Zeal\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8 The Perfection of Meditation\u003cbr\u003eChapter 9 The Perfection of Wisdom\u003cbr\u003eChapter 10 The Post-Dedication\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Altiora Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47167732482288,"sku":"2940011259463","price":4.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940011259463_p0.jpg?v=1763940986","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940011259463","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}