Introduction to the Study of
Shantideva’s Bodhisattvacaryavatara (BCA)

By Dzogchen Khenpo Choga Rinpoche

The following text is an introduction to the study of the classic Mahayana text, Shantideva’s Bodhisattvacarya (BCA), and acts as a preface to an exhaustive series of teachings given by Khenpo Choga Rinpoche that follow the BCA chapter-by-chapter and line-by-line.  These teachings were originally given in the form of an oral commentary over the course of a sequence of teaching retreats, covering an interval of several years. This oral commentary was translated from the Tibetan by Andreas Kretschmar

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Teachings on The Dharma Path

What is The Dharma Path?

The Dharma Path refers here to an extensive body of teachings that Dzogchen Khenpo Choga Rinpoche has given on Shantideva’s classic Mahayana text the Bodhisattvacaryavatara, aka “Entering Into the Conduct of a Bodhisattva,” or “The Way of the Bodhisattva” as well as Khenpo Kunpal’s own commentary on this text.

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Questions & Answers

What is Buddha?

To learn about Buddha, first see the Dharma Path. Then download one of the chapters of “Entering the Conduct of the Bodhisattvas.” Open the PDF file, and search for the term “Buddha.”

What is Dharma?

To learn about Dharma, first see the Dharma Path. Then download one of the chapters of “Entering the Conduct of the Bodhisattvas.” Open the PDF file, and search for the term “Dharma.”

What is Sangha?

To learn about Sangha, first see the Dharma Path. Then download one of the chapters of “Entering the Conduct of the Bodhisattvas.” Open the PDF file, and search for the term “Sangha.”

What is Karma?

To learn about Karma, first see the Dharma Path. Then download one of the chapters of “Entering the Conduct of the Bodhisattvas.” Open the PDF file, and search for the term “Karma.”

What is Bodhicitta?

To learn about Bodhicitta, first see the Dharma Path. Then download one of the chapters of “Entering the Conduct of the Bodhisattvas.” Open the PDF file, and search for the term “Bodhicitta.”