Shantideva
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Shantideva (Sanskrit: Śāntideva; ; ; ; ) was an 8th-century CE Indian philosopher, Buddhist monk, poet, and scholar at the mahavihara of Nalanda. He was an adherent of the Mādhyamaka philosophy of Nāgārjuna. Abhayadatta Sri also lists Shantideva as one of the eighty-four mahasiddhas and is known as Bhusuku Pa (布苏固巴).
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- A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life1996 · 33 cit
- Bodhisattvacharyavatara (Stile di vita di un bodhisattva) - (Engaging in the Bodhisattva Deeds)2003 · 0 cit
- Bodhisattvacharyavatara - Stile di vita del bodhisattva2003 · 0 cit
- Entering the Path of Enlightenment: The Bodhicaryavatara of the Buddhist Poet Santideva1972 · 0 cit
- Çikshāsamuccaya : a compendium of Buddhistic teaching2008 · 0 cit
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Quotes
- “In the spiritual energy that relieves The anguish of beings in misery and Places depressed beings in eternal joy I lift up my heart and rejoice.”
- “In the ocean-like virtue of the Bodhimind That brings joy to all beings And in accomplishing the well-being of others, I lift up my heart and rejoice.”
- “To the Buddhas of the ten directions I join my hands in respect Let blaze the light of Dharmas truth For the beings lost in darkness”
- “To the Buddhas considering parinirvarna I join my hands in prayer Do not abandon the beings in sorrow But remain and teach for countless ages.”
- “May any spiritual energy thus generated By my devotion to the enlightened ones Be dedicated to dispelling the misery Of living beings without exception.”
- “As long as diseases afflict living beings May I be the doctor, the medicine And also the nurse Who restores them to health.”
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13 sectionsContents
- Biography
- Conversionary activities in Magadha
- Works
- ''Śikṣāsamuccaya''
- ''Bodhicaryavatara''
- Philosophical views
- Personal identity and free will
- Ethical views
- Bodhicitta
- Generosity
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Shantideva (Sanskrit: Śāntideva; ; ; ; ) was an 8th-century CE Indian philosopher, Buddhist monk, poet, and scholar at the mahavihara of Nalanda. He was an adherent of the Mādhyamaka philosophy of Nāgārjuna. Abhayadatta Sri also lists Shantideva as one of the eighty-four mahasiddhas and is known as Bhusuku Pa (布苏固巴).
Two works of Shantideva are extant, the Bodhisattvacaryāvatāra and the Śikṣāsamuccaya, both of which were written with the intention of being training manuals for one who intends to follow the path of the bodhisattva. The Bodhisattvacaryāvatāra in particular was the subject of both Indian and Tibetan commentaries during the period it was written and has also received large amounts of attention from both academics and lay practitioners in recent years as well including a commentary written by the 14th Dalai Lama.