The Path of Light

The Path of Light or Bodhisattvacaryāvatāra is a Mahāyāna Buddhist text written aroun 700 AD in Sanskrit verse by Shantideva, a Buddhist monk at Nālandā Monastic University in India. It has ten chapters dedicated to the development of bodhicitta (the mind of enlightenment) through the practice of the six perfections (Pāramitās). The Praise of the Thought of Enlightenment The Confession of Sin Taking the Thought of Enlightenment Heedfulness in the Thought of Enlightenment Watchfulness The Perfect Long-Suffering The Perfect Strength The Perfect Contemplation The Perfect Knowledge