The Bodhisattva ideal : selected key texts / translated by Thupten Jinpa and Julia Stenzel.
| Other author | Thupten Jinpa, translator. |
| Other author | Stenzel, Julia, active 21st century, translator. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication | New York, NY : Wisdom Publications, [2026] |
| Copyright Date | ©2026 |
| Description | xiv, 719 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Library of Tibetan Classics ; Library of Tibetan classics ; v. 11. |
| Contents | Melodies of Mahayana Teaching, Verses Distilling Thirty-Four Birth Stories of the Compassionate Teacher / Yongzin Yeshé Gyaltsen -- An Ocean of Excellent Discourses, A Commentary on Guide to the Bodhisattva Way Thokmé Sangpo -- A Concise Summary of the Compendium of Training / Tsongkhapa Losang Drakpa -- Illuminating the Essential Meaning of the Madhyamaka Text Precious Garland / Gyaltsab Darma Rinchen -- Sun Illuminating the Mahayana Path, A Brief Explanation of How to Practice the Bodhisattva Path Based on Combining the Topics of Ornament of Mahayana Sutras and the Bodhisattva Ground / Thuken Chökyi Nyima -- Thirty-Seven Practices of the Bodhisattva / Thomé Sangpo -- Mahayana Mind Training Aspiring for Others Welfare / Chenga Lodrö Gyaltsen -- Garland of Ambrosial Rays of Altruism, A Concise Presentation of the Bodhisattva Precepts / Changkya Rölpai Dorjé -- A Brief Presentation of Essential Practice of the Bodhisattva Precepts / Dza Paltrul Rinpoché. |
| Abstract | "One of the most revolutionary aspects of Mahayana Buddhism is what many contemporary writers on Buddhism call the "bodhisattva ideal." This refers to a spiritual outlook and a way of life that is rooted in a resolute vow and dedicated to the welfare of all sentient beings. This volume features authoritative Tibetan presentations of the ideal based on key Indian Buddhist treatises, especially Nāgārjuna's Precious Garland, Śāntideva's Guide to the Bodhisattva Way and Compendium of Training, Maitreya's Ornament of Mahayana Sutras, and Asaṅga's Bodhisattva Ground. Together, the nine Tibetan texts translated here embrace the complete spectrum of the bodhisattva ideal as understood, taught, and practiced in Tibetan Buddhism. From first generating the faith of admiration toward the compassionate teacher, the Buddha, by recollecting his altruistic deeds in former births ( jātakas) to generating the awakening mind (bodhicitta) followed by the solemn act of taking the bodhisattva vow, from cultivating oneself through everyday mindfulness rooted in an altruistic outlook to the specifics of living life according to the bodhisattva's moral precepts, and from the initial stages of training in the six perfections to the full flowering of the union of awakening mind with the wisdom seeing things as they are, this volume offers a comprehensive roadmap to making the bodhisattva ideal an animating reality in the practitioner's own life"-- Provided by publisher. |
| General note | Translated from the Tibetan. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version http://id.loc.gov/entities/relationships/onlineversion Bodhisattva Ideal First edition New York : Wisdom Publications, 2026 9798890700186 |
| LCCN | 2025017592 |
| ISBN | 9780861714506 |
| ISBN | 0861714504 hardcover |
| ISBN | electronic book |
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