Bodhicharyavatara. The path of Bodhisattva. Shantideva

The Way of Bodhisattva (Bodhicharyavataru), the outstanding classic work of the Mahayana, is deeply honored by the Buddhists of all traditions. The composition of Shantideva embodies the highest image of compassion and reveals the ways to achieve it.

, a new translation from the Tibetan translated group “Padmakar”, made taking into account the comments of the teacher of Nyingma Kunsang Pelden, has been taken on the basis of this version of the text. The complex places of the Tibetan and English options are clarified with the participation of several outstanding teachers of our time.

in the present edition, in addition to the full translation of the Bodhicharyavatars, includes E.S.'s preface The Dalay Lama, translators into English and Russian, the introduction and applications taken from the commentary of Kunzang Pelden “Nectar of the speech of Manjushri.”

The new version of the inconsistent classics of ancient India is timed to the 125th anniversary of the emergence of the Sanskrit version of this work in Russia.