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Avoid the "back-translated from Tibetan" PDFs if you care about original sandhi and meter. This one has the 10 chapters with proper critical footnotes.

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Bodhicaryāvatāra (Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life) is a foundational 8th-century Mahayana Buddhist text by Śāntideva Avoid the "back-translated from Tibetan" PDFs if you

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meter, which adds a layer of meditative cadence to its demanding ethical injunctions. Chapter Summaries A breakdown of the ten stages of the Bodhisattva's path.