Bodhicaryavatara of Santideva Entering the Path of Enlightenment by Marion L Matics (9 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.23.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. text clean and unmarked. binding tight. red cloth boards have some light wear and very small stains.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. 318p. Ex-library hardcover book in original binding. Spine and edges of boards are sunfaded. Label on spine; stamps on edges, endpapers, and title page; card pocket in back. Otherwise a clean, tight book in very good condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st printing. text clean and unmarked. binding tight. boards have very light wear. edges of pages have toning and light wear. mylar-covered dust jacket has light wear.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Stated first printing. Age-related wear and handling to boards. Unclipped mylar-covered dust jacket has some tears, chips, tape-repair and general wear and handling. Binding tight and text clean.

Soft cover. Condition: New. Contents: Preface. I. Guide to the Bodhicaryavatara: Tribute. Introduction: the rise of the Madhyamika. i. The great work. ii. The perfections. iii. The perfection of contemplation. iv. The perfection of wisdom. II. Translation of the Bodhicaryavatara by Santideva: i. Praising the thought of enlightenment. ii. Confession of evil. iii. Grasping the thought of enlightenment. iv. Vigilance in the thought of enlightenment. v. Guarding of total awareness. vi. Perfection of patience. vii. Perfection of strength. viii. Perfection of contemplation. ix. Perfection of wisdom. x. Consummation. III. Appendices: Abbreviations. Notes and references for the guide. Notes and references for the Bodhicaryavatara. Bibliography. Glossary of selected terms. "This work contains the first complete English translation of the Sanskrit Bodhicaryavatara of the Buddhist poet Santideva. In this beautiful and moving classic of Mahayana Buddhism, Santideva, a monk living in Nalanda in the early eighth century A.D., describes the Bodhisattva vow, the promise of heroic beings to strive for nirvana, but to postpone full entrance into the Realm of the absolute until every other sentient creature also attains the bliss of enlightenment. This classic of Mahayana Buddhism has often been compared to both the Dhammapada of Hinayana Buddhism and The Imitation of Christ by Thomas a Kempis. 'The Mind of the Bodhisattva' is the real theme of Santideva's work, and to him, as to any Mahayana adherent, it is a truly tremendous theme. It is like taking the mind of Christ, as defined by orthodox Christianity, and trying to find out all that is contained within it. Perhaps, in some ways, it is an even greater theme.for to understand the mind of the enlightenment being, as defined by the Mahayana, is to understand all the myriad works of illusion through which we are said to be swept by Karma, and it is to understand exactly how to escape from those terrible worlds, and it is to find out precisely what lies beyond them, and, in the end, it is to be what lies beyond them. It is not only to understand all things. It is to become oneself the mind of the Bodhisattva, . such is the theme which Santideva examines'.".

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition Thus. First US edition, hardcover, has mild bumps to the spine ends, minor wear to the cover edges and corners, spotting to the front and back paste downs, slight rubbing to the covers, and sparse foxing to the head of the text block. Overall, a solid, Very Good copy in a like, unclipped dust jacket, which has mild bumps to the spine ends and cover corners, minor rubbing to the covers, a small tear to the fore edge of the back cover, and slight sunning to the spine.

Octavo, black cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, 318pp, VG (light bruising to spine extrems, light soiling & fading to board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & light chipping to edges, prev. bookseller's labels to front flap & rear cover, light chafing & soiling to covers).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Owner name on fly. Edgewear and short tears to dust jacket which is now in protective mylar. 318pp.