{"product_id":"the-training-anthology-of-santideva-a-translation-of-the-siksa-samuccaya-9780199391349","title":"The Training Anthology of Santideva: A Translation of the Siksa-Samuccaya","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Charles Goodman\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Buddhism - Sacred Writings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eTraining Anthology\u003c\/em\u003e--or \u003cem\u003eSiksa-samuccaya-\u003c\/em\u003e-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\u003cem\u003e Bodhicaryavatara\u003c\/em\u003e, Santideva (or Shantideva) 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\u003cem\u003e Training Anthology\u003c\/em\u003e provides a comprehensive overview of the \u003cem\u003eMahayana\u003c\/em\u003e path to Awakening and gives scholars an invaluable window into the religious doctrines, ethical commitments, and everyday life of Buddhist monks in India during the first millennium CE.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47891948961943,"sku":"9780199391349","price":13626.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780199391349.webp?v=1781185232","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-training-anthology-of-santideva-a-translation-of-the-siksa-samuccaya-9780199391349","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}