The Path of Light or BodhisattvacaryÄvatÄra is a MahÄyÄna Buddhist text written aroun 700 AD in Sanskrit verse by Shantideva, a Buddhist monk at NÄlandÄ 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 (PÄramitÄs).
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