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Paperback. The Training Anthology-or T'Siksa-samuccaya-is a collection of quotations from Buddhist sutras with commentary by the eighth-century North Indian master 'Santideva. This annotated translation includes a detailed analysis of the philosophy of the Training Anthology and an introduction to 'Santideva's cultural and religious contexts. Translator(s): Goodman, Associate Professor Philosophy Department and Department of Asian and Asian American Studies Charles (Binghamton University). Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: HPDF; HREX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 364 x 238 x 35. Weight in Grams: 676.
The Training Anthology-or TSiksa-samuccaya-is a collection of quotations from Buddhist sutras with illuminating and insightful commentary by the eighth-century North Indian master Santideva. Best known for his philosophical poem, the Bodhicaryavatara, Santideva has been a vital source of spiritual guidance and literary inspiration to Tibetan teachers and students throughout the history of Tibetan Buddhism. Charles Goodman offers a translation of this major work of religious literature, in which Santideva has extracted, from the vast ocean of the Buddha's teachings, a large number of passages of exceptional value, either for their practical relevance, philosophical illumination, or aesthetic beauty. The Training ... Read more
The Training Anthology-or TSiksa-samuccaya-is a collection of quotations from Buddhist sutras with illuminating and insightful commentary by the eighth-century North Indian master Santideva. Best known for his philosophical poem, the Bodhicaryavatara, Santideva has been a vital source of spiritual guidance and literary inspiration to Tibetan teachers and students throughout the history of Tibetan Buddhism. Charles Goodman offers a translation of this major work of religious literature, in which Santideva has extracted, from the vast ocean of the Buddha's teachings, a large number of passages of exceptional value, either for their practical relevance, philosophical illumination, or aesthetic beauty. The Training ... Read more
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Publisher
The Training Anthology of Santideva: A Translation of the TSiksa-samuccaya
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
676g
Number of Pages
512
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199391356
SKU
V9780199391356
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About Paperback
Charles Goodman is a Buddhist scholar, philosopher, translator, and meditation teacher. He is an Associate Professor at Binghamton University. His academic interests include ethical theory, Buddhist philosophy, metaphysics, and applied ethics. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan and is the author of Consequences of Compassion: An Interpretation and Defense of Buddhist Ethics.
Reviews for 20161013
Charles Goodman has taken on the important task of rendering this valuable text into readable twenty-first-century English - not an easy task, given the often abstract and passive prose in the texts composite Buddhist and Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit. That in itself would be a major contribution, but Goodman's effort goes considerably further ... This work easily surpasses Bendall and Rouse ... Read more