Santideva's Siksha-Samuccaya

   A compendium of works by Shantideva on the six perfections and the bodhisattva path. Shantideva was the renowned Indian master responsible for the classic Bodhicharyavatara, or Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life. The Siksa Samuccaya is a Mahayana treatise on Buddhist doctrine, and this edition was edited by Dr.Bendall from a single Nepalese manuscript in 1922 for the Russian Bibliotheca Buddhica.
   The book is a compendium of Buddhist doctrine preserved in the schools of the great Vehicle - Mahayana. It presents as its subject matter the code of righteous conduct for the enlightenment of the aspirant. The translation is authentic and authoritative. The book is interesting and instructive. There is also an alphabetical index of quoted works and a general index.
   The subject matter deals with the code of righteous conduct for the aspiring bodhisattva. It embodies instructions for the accumulation of the six perfections - liberality, morality, patience, strength, meditation, and wisdom; and emphasizes the avoidance of evil and self-purification.