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Bodhicaryāvatāra manuscript preview General Library, The University of Tokyo

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Bodhicaryāvatāra

matsunami_264

The Bodhicaryāvatāra, composed by the eighth-century Nalanda monk Śāntideva, is a key Mahāyāna Buddhist text outlining the Bodhisattva path. Written in verse, it is struc...

Buddhacarita manuscript preview General Library, The University of Tokyo

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Buddhacarita

matsunami_256

Written by the Buddhist poet Aśvaghoṣa, a contemporary of Emperor Kanishka, this mahākāvya (epic poem) narrates the life of the Buddha in verse. Only thirteen cantos of t...

Prasannapadā manuscript preview General Library, The University of Tokyo

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Prasannapadā

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This is the name a commentary by Candrakīrti on the Madhyamakaśāstra of Nāgārjuna. Candrakīrti is a Buddhist writer; pupil of Dharmapāla; elder contemporary of Candragomi...