The Training Anthology of Santideva : A Translation of the Siksa-Samuccaya.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (513 pages)
Cover -- The Training Anthology of Śāntideva -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- The Training Anthology in Its Cultural and Religious Contexts -- Śāntideva's Life: History and Legends -- The Great Journey to Awakening -- The Indian Buddhist Monastery as a Social Institution -- The Cultural World of Śāntideva: Some Major Features -- The Structure of the Training Anthology -- The Supreme Worship -- The Training Anthology Today -- The Philosophy of the Training Anthology -- Reason, Emotion, and Rhetoric -- Ethical Theory -- Lexical Priority of Values -- Plants, Animals, and the Environment -- Theory of Well-Being -- No-Self, Causation, and Emptiness -- Notes on the Translation -- Root Verses of the Training Anthology -- 1. The Perfection of Generosity -- 2. Upholding the Holy Dharma -- 3. Protecting the Dharma Teacher and So On -- 4. Giving Up What Is Harmful -- 5. Giving Up What Is Harmful through the Perfection of Moral Discipline -- 6. Protecting the Body -- 7. Protecting Possessions and Goodness -- 8. Clearing Away Vile Actions -- 9. The Perfection of Patient Endurance -- 10. The Perfection of Perseverance -- 11. Praise of the Wilderness -- 12. Preparing the Mind -- 13. The Applications of Mindfulness -- 14. Purifying the Body -- 15. Purifying Possessions and Goodness -- 16. The Ritual of Good Conduct -- 17. Benefits of Reverential Actions -- 18. Recollection of the Three Jewels -- 19. Enhancing Goodness -- Appendix A: Training Anthology Ch. 18, B. 344-347, Tibetan Version -- Appendix B: Partial List of Translation Choices -- Appendix C: Texts Quoted in the Training Anthology of Śāntideva -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index.
The Training Anthology--or 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.