Ebook: Bodhicaryāvatāra: The Way of the Bodhisattva

THE WAY OF THE BODHISATTVA (or Bodhicharyavatara, literally “An Entry into the Activities of Enlightenment”) is one of the great classics of Mahayana Buddhism. Presented in the form of a personal meditation in verse, it outlines the path of the bodhisattvas—those beings who, turning aside from the sufferings of the world of samsara, nevertheless, renounce the peace of individual salvation and vow to work for the deliverance of all beings, and to attain enlightenment for their sake. [From the back cover]