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This book analyses the moral theory of the seventh century Indian Mahayana master, Santideva. Santideva is the author of the well-known religious poem the 'Bodhicaryavatara (Entering the Path of Enlightenment)', as well as the significant, but relatively overlooked, 'Siksasamuccaya (Compendium of Teachings)'. Both of these works describe the nature and path of the bodhisattva, the altruistic spiritual ideal especially exalted in Mahayana literature. With particular focus on the 'Siksasamuccaya', this work offers a response to three questions: What is Santideva's moral theory? How does it compare to other analyses of Buddhist ethics? Can one moral theory adequately describe Buddhist moral thought? An exegetical account of the 'bodhisattva' path as outlined in the 'Siksasamuccaya' is provided by textual analysis and translations. The central moral concept of this Buddhist thinker and Santideva's ethical presuppositions and moral reasoning are brought to light by analysing the use of key moral terms and comparing them to other Buddhists' principles. It is also considered in relation to dominant Western ethical theories. By focusing on a neglected Buddhist Sanskrit text by a major Mahayana figure, Barbra Clayton helps to redress a significant imbalance in the scholarship on Buddhist ethics, which has up to now focused primarily on the ethics of the Pali literature and as interpreted in the Theravada tradition.

Buddhist ethics. --- Śāntideva, --- Śāntideva, --- Śāntideva (0685?-0763?) --- Śāntideva (0685?-0763?). Śikṣāsamuccaya --- Sectes bouddhiques --- Inde --- Morale --- Civilisation --- Śāntideva (0685?-0763?) --- Śāntideva (0685?-0763?). Śikṣāsamuccaya

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Exploring the philosophical concerns of the nature of self, this book draws from two of the most influential Indian masters, Śaṅkara and Śāntideva. Todd demonstrates that an ethics of altruism is still possible within a metaphysics which assumes there to be no independent self. A new ethical model based on the notions of ’flickering consciousness’ and ’constructive altruism’ is proposed. By comparing the metaphysics and ethics of Śaṅkara and Śāntideva, Todd shows that the methodologies and aims of these Buddhist and Hindu masters trace remarkably similar cross-cutting paths. Treating Buddhism and Hinduism with equal respect, this book compares and reinterprets the Indian material so as to engage with contemporary Western debates on self and to show that Indian philosophy is indeed a philosophy of dialogue.

Religious ethics --- Religions --- Ethics --- History. --- Śaṅkarācārya --- Śāntideva, --- Çāntideva, --- Chi-tʻien-lun-shih, --- Chŏkchʻŏn, --- Hsi-wa-la, --- Jitian, --- Śanti-deva, --- Shanti Deva, --- Shantideva, Acharya, --- Shantideva, --- Shanzav, --- Syantʻideva, --- Xiwala, --- Zhi ba lha, --- Źi-ba-lha, --- Шантидева, --- Шанзав, --- 寂天菩薩, --- 샨티데바, --- Cankara --- Śankarāchārya --- Śankarācārya --- Ethics. --- Shantidėva, --- Шантидэва, --- Śāntideva, - active 7th century

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Winner of the Frederick Streng Book Award for Excellence in Buddhist-Christian Studies This work provides the first systematic discussion of the Bodhisattva path and its importance for constructive Christian theology. Crucified Wisdom examines specific Buddhist traditions, texts, and practices not as phenomena whose existence requires an apologetic justification but as wells of tested wisdom that invite theological insight. With the increasing participation of Christians in Buddhist practice, many are seeking a deeper understanding of the way the teachings of the two traditions might interface. Christ and the Bodhisattva are often compared superficially in Buddhist–Christian discussion. This text combines a rich exposition of the Bodhisattva path, using Śāntideva’s classic work the Bodicaryāvatāra and subsequent Tibetan commentators, with detailed reflection on its implications for Christian faith and practice.Author S. Mark Heim lays out root tensions constituted by basic Buddhist teachings on the one hand, and Christian teachings on the other, and the ways in which the Bodhisattva or Christ embody and resolve the resulting paradoxes in their respective traditions. An important contribution to the field of comparative theology in general and to the area of Buddhist–Christian studies in particular, Crucified Wisdom proposes that Christian theology can take direct instruction from Mahāyāna Buddhism in two respects: deepening its understanding of our creaturely nature through no-self insights, and revising its vision of divine immanence in dialogue with teachings of emptiness. Heim argues that Christians may affirm the importance of novelty in history, the enduring significance of human persons, and the Trinitarian reality of God, even as they learn to value less familiar, nondual dimensions of Christ’s incarnation, human redemption, and the divine life.Crucified Wisdom focuses on questions of reconciliation and atonement in Christian theology and explores the varying interpretations of the crucifixion of Jesus in Buddhist–Christian discussion. The Bodhisattva path is central for major contemporary Buddhist voices such as the Dalai Lama and Thích Nhât Hanh, who figure prominently as conversation partners in the text. This work will be of particular value for those interested in “dual belonging” in connection to these traditions.

Mahayana Buddhism --- Theology. --- Buddhism --- Christianity and other religions --- Christian theology --- Theology --- Theology, Christian --- Christianity --- Religion --- Doctrines. --- Relations --- Christianity. --- Buddhism. --- Lamaism --- Śāntideva, --- Christianity and other religions - Buddhism. --- Buddhism - Relations - Christianity. --- Mahayana Buddhism - Doctrines.