The nectar of Manjushri's speech : a detailed commentary on Shantideva's Way of the Bodhisattva / Kunzang Pelden ; translated by the Padmakara Translation Group.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kun-bzang-dpal-ldan, Mkhan-po, 1872-1943.

Contributor:

Comité de traduction Padmakara.

Standardized Title:

Byaṅ chub sems dpaʼi spyod pa la ʼjug paʼi tshig ʼgrel ʼJam-dbyaṅs bla maʼi źal luṅ bdud rtsiʼi thig pa. English

Language:

English

Tibetan

Subjects (All):

Śāntideva, active 7th century. Bodhicaryāvatāra.

Śāntideva.

Physical Description:

xxiii, 482 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Boston : Shambhala ; [New York] : Distributed in the United States by Random House, 2007.

Summary:

This is the first English translation of the authoritative commentary of Shantideva's classic The Way of the Bodhisattva that has been studied deeply in the Tibetan language by practitioners and scholars alike for a century. The Way of the Bodhisattva, renowned for its inspirational message and for the lyric beauty of its verses, is the subject of many books, including Pema Chö drö n's No Time to Lose and the Dalai Lama's A Flash of Lightning in the Dark of Night.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 463-464) and index.

"Padmakara translations into English": pages 481-482.

ISBN:

9781590304396

159030439X

OCLC:

123137024

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