{"product_id":"the-bodhisattva-ideal-selected-key-texts-hardcover","title":"The Bodhisattva Ideal: Selected Key Texts - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThupten Jinpa\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eJulia Stenzel\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe power and promise of enlightened altruism, a life lived for the benefit of all beings, is on full display in this collection of Buddhist works on the heroic way of the bodhisattva.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne 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 way of life 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 Nagarjuna's \u003ci\u003ePrecious Garland\u003c\/i\u003e, Shantideva's \u003ci\u003eGuide to the Bodhisattva Way\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCompendium of Training\u003c\/i\u003e, Maitreya's \u003ci\u003eOrnament of Mahayana Sutras\u003c\/i\u003e, and Asanga's \u003ci\u003eBodhisattva Ground\u003c\/i\u003e. 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 (\u003ci\u003ejatakas\u003c\/i\u003e) to generating the awakening mind (\u003ci\u003ebodhicitta\u003c\/i\u003e) 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The volume includes celebrated commentaries, including Thokmé Sangpo on \u003ci\u003eGuide to the Bodhisattva Way\u003c\/i\u003e, Tsongkhapa on the \u003ci\u003eCompendium of Training\u003c\/i\u003e, Gyaltsab on the \u003ci\u003ePrecious Garland\u003c\/i\u003e (fully translated here), and Chankgya Rolpai Dorje on the bodhisattva precepts. It also contains a lucid structural comparison of \u003ci\u003eOrnament of Mahayana Sutras\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eBodhisattva Ground\u003c\/i\u003e, along with inspiring verses on the Buddha's past births, mind training, and the altruistic aspiration. Finally, it contains a fresh translation of Thokme Sangpo's famous \u003ci\u003eThirty-Seven Practices of the Bodhisattva\u003c\/i\u003e and Dza Paltrul's verse distillation of the bodhisattva vows.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThupten Jinpa Langri was educated in the classical Tibetan monastic academia and received the highest academic degree of Geshe Lharam (equivalent to a doctorate in divinity). Jinpa also holds a BA in philosophy and a PhD in religious studies, both from the University of Cambridge, England. Since 1985, he has been the principal English-language translator to the Dalai Lama. He has translated and edited many books by the Dalai Lama, including\u003ci\u003e The World of Tibetan Buddhism\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEssence of the Heart Sutra\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eEthics for the New\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eMillennium\u003c\/i\u003e. Jinpa has published scholarly articles on various aspects of Tibetan culture, Buddhism, and philosophy, and books such as \u003ci\u003eSongs of Spiritual Experience\u003c\/i\u003e (co-authored) and \u003ci\u003eSelf, Reality and Reason in Tibetan \u003c\/i\u003eThought. He serves on the advisory board of numerous educational and cultural organizations in North America, Europe, and India. He is currently the president and the editor-in-chief of the Institute of Tibetan Classics, a nonprofit educational organization dedicated to translating key Tibetan classics into contemporary languages. He also currently chairs the Mind and Life Institute. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJulia Stenzel is an assistant professor at Rangjung Yeshe Institute, Centre for Buddhist Studies of Kathmandu University, Nepal. She received her PhD from McGill University, Montreal. Her research focuses on cross-cultural transformation processes of Buddhist contemplative traditions and their relevance in today's world. Julia examined compassion meditations in Indian and Tibetan contexts and their secular application in contemporary secular settings. Her publications include \u003ci\u003eThe Sciencization of Compassion\u003c\/i\u003e (Springer, 2020) and \u003ci\u003eBuddhist Monasteries of the Thai Forest Tradition in Ontario\u003c\/i\u003e (Wilfried Laurier Press, 2015).\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 744\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.98 x 9.07 x 5.99 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 21, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46363546190021,"sku":"9780861714506","price":90.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/w-h-L55P1i9780861714506.webp?v=1781485351","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/the-bodhisattva-ideal-selected-key-texts-hardcover","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}