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The Way Of The Bodhisattva, Composed By The Monk And Scholar 's=antideva In Eighth-century India, Is A Buddhist Treatise In Verse That Beautifully And Succinctly Lays Out The Theory And Practice Of The Mahayana Path Of A Bodhisattva. Over One Thousand Years After 's=antideva's Composition, Künzang Sönam (1823-1905) Produced The Most Extensive Commentary On The Way Of The Bodhisattva Ever Written. This Book Is The First English Translation Of Künzang Sönam's Overview Of 's=antideva's Notoriously Difficult Ninth Chapter On Wisdom. The Ninth Chapter Of The Way Of The Bodhisattva Is Philosophically Very Rich But Forbiddingly Technical, And Can Only Be Read Well With A Good Commentary. Künzang Sönam's Commentary Offers A Unique And Complete Introduction To The View Of Pr=asa:ngika-madhyamaka, The Summit Of Buddhist Philosophy In Tibet, As Articulated By Tsongkhapa. It Brings 's=antideva's Text, And Tsongkhapa's Interpretation Of Pr=asa:ngika-madhyamaka, Into Conversation With A Vast Buddhist Literature From India And Tibet. By Articulating The Integral Relationship Between Emptiness And Interdependence, This Text Formulates A Sustained And Powerful Argument For Emptiness As A Metaphysical Basis Of Bodhisattva Ethics. This Volume Makes The Ninth Chapter Accessible To English-speaking Teachers And Students Of The Way Of The Bodhisattva.