Śāntideva
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Śāntideva was an 8th-century Indian Buddhist monk and philosopher renowned for his influential Mahāyāna text "Bodhicaryāvatāra," which outlines the path of the bodhisattva through compassion and wisdom.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Shantideva | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Buddhist monk
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Buddhist philosopher ⓘ Indian philosopher ⓘ author ⓘ poet ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Nālandā Mahāvihāra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| BodhicaryāvatāraFocus |
cultivation of bodhicitta
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practice of the six perfections ⓘ union of compassion and wisdom ⓘ |
| BodhicaryāvatāraInfluence |
core text in Tibetan monastic curriculum
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widely studied in East Asian Buddhism ⓘ |
| BodhicaryāvatāraStructure | ten chapters ⓘ |
| century | 8th century ⓘ |
| ethicalView |
exchange of self and others
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radical altruism ⓘ |
| influenced |
Atiśa
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Tibetan Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ Tsongkhapa NERFINISHED ⓘ modern Buddhist ethics ⓘ Śāntarakṣita NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Bodhicaryāvatāra
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Śikṣāsamuccaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| mainWork |
Bodhicaryāvatāra
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Śikṣāsamuccaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| metaphysicalView | Madhyamaka emptiness of persons and phenomena ⓘ |
| philosophicalConcept |
altruism
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bodhicitta ⓘ bodhisattva path ⓘ compassion ⓘ emptiness ⓘ patient endurance ⓘ pāramitās ⓘ wisdom ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Madhyamaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| role |
commentator
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monk ⓘ philosopher ⓘ teacher ⓘ |
| textGenre |
didactic poetry
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ethical treatise ⓘ philosophical commentary ⓘ |
| tradition | Mahāyāna Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ŚikṣāsamuccayaFocus | bodhisattva conduct ⓘ |
| ŚikṣāsamuccayaType | compendium of Mahāyāna sūtras ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Shantideva