Bodhisattvacharyavatara

Il Bodhisattvacharyavatara it was composed by the famous Indian scholar Shantideva, recognized by all Buddhist schools in Tibet as one of the most trustworthy teachers, and as a source of great inspiration. The book focuses primarily on the cultivation and growth of the bodhicitta awakening mind, and as such it is a Mahayana text. Furthermore, the philosophical vision of Shantideva, as revealed in particular in the ninth chapter on wisdom, follows the Madhyamaka-Prasangika tradition of Chandrakirti.