A GUIDE TO THE BODHISATTVA WAY OF LIFE. (BODHICARYAVATARA) by Santideva. Translated from the Sanskrit and Tibetan by Vesna A. Wallace and B. Alan Wallace - 1997

Boulder, Colorado: Snow Lion, 1997. 151 pp, 9" H. "In the whole of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition there is no single treatise more deeply revered or widely practiced than 'A Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life'. Composed in the eighth century by the Indian Bodhisattva Santideva, it became an instant classic in the curricula of the Buddhist monastic universities of India, and its renown has grown ever since. Santideva's presentation of the methods to harmonize one's own way of life with the Bodhisattva ideal begins with a praise of the spirit of awakening, the Bodhisattva's altruistic aspiration to achieve enlightenment for the sake of all beings. In the chapters that follow, Santideva inspires the reader to cultivate each of the six perfections that provide the basis for the Bodhisattva way of life - generosity, ethics, patience, zeal, meditative concentration and wisdom. This authoritative translation is the first English rendering of the original Sanskrit that also takes into account the canonical Tibetan translation." Interior - a few pages with a minor soft crease at the top corner, otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - light toning to the edges of the text block, a few soft wrinkles on the front cover.. Not Signed. Ninth Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good.