LEADER 04714nam 2200589Ia 450 001 9910817095903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-7914-9253-2 024 7 $a10.1515/9780791492536 035 $a(CKB)111056486598058 035 $a(OCoLC)50553603 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10587128 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000128149 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11139620 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000128149 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10064019 035 $a(PQKB)11301323 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3407930 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3407930 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10587128 035 $a(DE-B1597)684321 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780791492536 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111056486598058 100 $a19990716d2000 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe concept of Bodhicitta in Santideva's Bodhicaryavatara /$fFrancis Brassard 210 $aAlbany $cState University of New York Press$dc2000 215 $a1 online resource (ix, 193 pages) 225 0 $aMcGill studies in the history of religions 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 0 $a0-7914-4575-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 177-185) and index. 327 $aIntro -- The Concept of Bodhicitta in Santideva's Bodhicaryavatara -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Bodhicitta and the spiritual pathof the Bodhisattva -- Methodological considerations -- Santideva's Bodhicaryvatra -- i. The text -- ii. Santideva -- iii. Prajñ¡karamati -- Review of literature -- i. Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki -- ii. Sangharakshita -- 2. Bodhicitta as a desire for enlightenment -- The idea of desire -- Criticism of bodhicitta as an act of will -- i. Citta (mind) -- ii. Citta-utp¡da (arising of the mind) -- iii. The two types of bodhicitta -- iv. The ethical aspect of bodhicitta -- Conclusion -- 3. Bodhicitta as an object of concentration -- Arguments in favor of bodhicittaas an object of concentration -- i. Derivatives of the Sanskrit verbal roots ?grah (to take) and?dh? (to hold) -- ii. The practice of meditation -- iii. Implications related to the idea of bodhicitta asan object of concentration -- Criticism of bodhicitta as an object of concentration -- 4. Bodhicitta as cultivation of awareness -- The nature of religious language -- i. The functional aspect of religious language -- ii. The metaphysical aspect of religious language -- iii. The ethical aspect of religious language -- The cultivation of awareness -- i. Examples of the cultivation of awareness -- ii. The feeling of detachment -- iii. The breaking up of distinctions -- The practice of devotion -- i. Saddha/ sraddha -- Conclusion -- 5. The aspect of renunciation -- i. The klesas (mental afflictions) and the cultivation of awareness -- ii. Ksantiparamit¡a (the Perfection of patience) -- iii. The workings of the mind -- 6. The aspect of conversion -- i. Viryaparamit¡a (the Perfection of endeavor) -- 7. The aspect of contemplation -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- P -- R. 327 $aS -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z. 330 $aThis book explores an important concept within the Buddhist Mah?y?na tradition, bodhicitta. This term appears frequently in Sanskrit literature relating to the spiritual practices of the bodhisattva in Mah?y?na Buddhism and has been variously translated as "thought of enlightenment" or "desire of enlightenment." Francis Brassard offers a contextual analysis of bodhicitta based on the presuppositions underlying the spiritual practice of the bodhisattva. Since the understanding that emerges involves how one ought to view the process of spiritual transformation, this work contributes to Buddhist psychology and soteriology in particular, and to comparative religions in general. The book surveys the various interpretations of the concept of bodhicitta, analyzes its possible functions in the context of the spiritual path of the aspirant to enlightenment, and discusses an understanding of bodhicitta in the context of the ??ntideva's Bodhicary?vat?ra. 606 $aBodhicitta (Buddhism) 606 $aSpiritual life$xBuddhism 615 0$aBodhicitta (Buddhism) 615 0$aSpiritual life$xBuddhism. 676 $a294.3/422 700 $aBrassard$b Francis$f1961-$01619226 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910817095903321 996 $aThe concept of Bodhicitta in S?a?ntideva's Bodhicarya?vata?ra$93951357 997 $aUNINA