Entering the Way of the Bodhisattva Vendor_FOLTR Alan Wallace

Alan Wallace

" known in Tibetan as shentong

titled in Tibetan as Do Gyud Dzod

this smooth malachite pendant with delicately graded green bands

Dudjom Lingpa (1835-1904) and his subsequent incarnation

Entering the Way of the Bodhisattva Vendor_FOLTR Alan WallaceFor well over a millennium, Shantidevas guide to the bodhisattvas path has been revered and studied as a manual for becoming a bodhisattva, someone who is dedicated to achieving enlightenment in order to benefit all beings. In this fresh and poetic translation, Khenpo David Karma Choephel communicates the power of Shantidevas insights through careful attention to both the meaning and the rhythmic pulse of each stanza. The translation is followed by a