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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Śāntideva canonical | 3 |
| Shantideva | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9566196 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Śāntideva Context triple: [Nagarjuna, influenced, Śāntideva]
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Bhāviveka
Bhāviveka was a 6th-century Indian Buddhist philosopher of the Madhyamaka school known for systematizing its logic and engaging in rigorous debate with rival traditions.
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B.
Candrakīrti
Candrakīrti was a 7th-century Indian Buddhist philosopher and commentator renowned for his influential expositions of Madhyamaka (Middle Way) thought, especially through works like the Madhyamakāvatāra.
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C.
Dharmakirti
Dharmakirti was a 7th-century Indian Buddhist philosopher and logician renowned for his influential works on epistemology and the theory of inference.
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D.
Dignaga
Dignaga was a 5th–6th century Indian Buddhist philosopher and logician whose work laid the foundations of the Buddhist epistemological tradition and profoundly influenced later Indian and Tibetan thought.
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E.
Nagarjuna
Nagarjuna was an influential Indian Buddhist philosopher, traditionally regarded as the founder of the Madhyamaka (Middle Way) school of Mahayana Buddhism.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Śāntideva Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Bhāviveka
Bhāviveka was a 6th-century Indian Buddhist philosopher of the Madhyamaka school known for systematizing its logic and engaging in rigorous debate with rival traditions.
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B.
Candrakīrti
Candrakīrti was a 7th-century Indian Buddhist philosopher and commentator renowned for his influential expositions of Madhyamaka (Middle Way) thought, especially through works like the Madhyamakāvatāra.
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C.
Dharmakirti
Dharmakirti was a 7th-century Indian Buddhist philosopher and logician renowned for his influential works on epistemology and the theory of inference.
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D.
Dignaga
Dignaga was a 5th–6th century Indian Buddhist philosopher and logician whose work laid the foundations of the Buddhist epistemological tradition and profoundly influenced later Indian and Tibetan thought.
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E.
Nagarjuna
Nagarjuna was an influential Indian Buddhist philosopher, traditionally regarded as the founder of the Madhyamaka (Middle Way) school of Mahayana Buddhism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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
NERFINISHED
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Tibetan Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ Tsongkhapa NERFINISHED ⓘ modern Buddhist ethics ⓘ Śāntarakṣita NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Bodhicaryāvatāra
NERFINISHED
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Śikṣāsamuccaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| mainWork |
Bodhicaryāvatāra
NERFINISHED
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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 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Śāntideva Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Shantideva