Translation Workbook published by the Tibetan Language Institute. David Curtis is one of the foremost teachers of literary Tibetan for Western students of Buddhism. Using a graduated system of instruction, with workbooks and flash cards, students can easily learn to read prayers and understand their meaning.

The Way of the Bodhisattva: Ch. 3, “Fully Adopting Bodhicitta” by Shantideva: Translation Workbook.

The Way of the Bodhisattva remains one of the most revered texts of all the Tibetan Buddhist schools. Chapter 3 directly addresses how to cultivate a mind wishing to benefit others (bodhicitta).

The 14th Dalai Lama has written “…transforming the mind and cultivating a positive, altruistic, and responsible attitude are beneficial right now. Whatever problems and difficulties we may have, we can thereby face them with courage, calmness, and high spirits. Therefore, it is also the very root of happiness for many lives to come.”

This workbook contains the Tibetan text of the Way of the Bodhisattva, Chapter 3, translation worksheets, reading practice sheets, glossary, and a Tibetan Parsing Tool, plus an appendix on particles and one on phrases, idioms, and contractions.

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