Developing Perfect Wisdom: Shantideva’s Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life, Chapter 9 (Pt. 1)

In order to reach the goal of enlightenment, the bodhisattva ultimately must overcome the fundamental ignorance that keeps all beings bound in the cycle of suffering. In the first part of the ninth chapter, Shantideva commences a refined and detailed explanation of the most profound wisdom teachings of the Buddha, including a refutation of the various mistaken interpretations of other Indian Buddhist schools.