Shantideva

Shantideva (Sk: Śāntideva; Zh: 寂天; Tib: ཞི་བ་ལྷ། (Shyiwa Lha, Wylie: zhi ba lha); Mn: Шантидэва гэгээн) was an 8th-century Indian Buddhist scholar at Nalanda University and an adherent of the Madhyamaka philosophy of Nagarjuna.
The Chan Ssu Lun of the Chinese Madhyamika school identifies two different individuals given the name "Shantideva": the founder of the Avaivartika Sangha in the 6th century, and a later Shantideva who studied at Nalanda in the 8th century who appears to be the source of the Tibetan biographies. Archaeological discoveries support this thesis. Two Tibetan sources of the life of Shantideva are the historians Butön and Jetsun Tāranātha. Recent scholarship has brought to light a short Sanscrit life of Shantideva in a 14th century Nepalise manuscript. An accessible account that follows the Butön closely can be found in Kunzang Pelden, The Nectar of Manjushri's speech.

Shantideva was born as a Brahmin in the southern country of Saurastra (in modern Gujarat), the son of the King Kalyanavarman and he went by the name Shantivarman.

8th-century Indian Buddhist monk and scholar

Born	c. 685
Died	c. 763

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The way of the Bodhisattva: a translation of the Bodhicharyavatara

by Shantideva First published in 1920 — 33 editions
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Śikshā-samuccaya: a compendium of Buddhist doctrine

by Shantideva First published in 1897 — 6 editions

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The Way of the Bodhisattva: A Translation of the Bodhicharyavatara (Shambhala Classics)

by Shantideva First published in 1997 — 4 editions

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Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life: How to Enjoy a Life of Great Meaning and Altruism

by Shantideva First published in 2003 — 3 editions

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Bodhicaryavatara.: Edited by Vidhushekhara Bhattacharya.

by Shantideva First published in 1960 — 2 editions

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path of light: rendered from the Bodhi-charyāvatāra of Sānti-deva, a manual of Mahayana Buddhism

by Shantideva First published in 1947 — 2 editions

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The path of light

by Shantideva First published in 1909 — 2 editions
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The Bodhicaryavatara: A Guide to the Buddhist Path to Awakening

by Shantideva First published in 2003 — 1 edition

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La marche vers l'éveil

by Shantideva First published in 1997 — 1 edition

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The Way of the Bodhisattva (Book and Audio-CD Set)

by Shantideva First published in 2007 — 1 edition

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Vivre en héros pour l'éveil

by Shantideva First published in 1997 — 1 edition

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Çikshāsamuccaya: a compendium of Buddhistic teaching

by Shantideva First published in 1970 — 1 edition

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Ācārya Śāntideva Pādayan gē Bodhicaryāvatāraya.

by Shantideva First published in 1966 — 1 edition

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Byaṅ chub sems paʼi spyod pa la ʼjug pa las byaṅ chub kyi sems yoṅs su gzuṅ ba: the third chapter of a Tibetan translation of the Bodhicaryavatara

by Shantideva First published in 1968 — 1 edition

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Entering the Way of the Bodhisattva: A New Translation and Contemporary Guide

by Shantideva and Khenpo David Karma Choephel First published in 2021 — 1 edition

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path of light: rendered from the Bodhi-charyavatara of Santi-Deva. A manual of Mahāyāna Buddhism.

by Shantideva First published in 1959 — 1 edition

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Siksha-Samuccaya: a compendium of Buddhist doctrine

by Shantideva First published in 1922 — 1 edition
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Guide to the Bodhisattva's way of life

by Shantideva First published in 1979 — 1 edition

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Entering the path of enlightenment: the Bodhicaryavatara of the Buddhist Poet Santideva

by Shantideva First published in 1970 — 1 edition

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Çikshāsamuccaya: a compendium of Buddhistic teaching

by Shantideva First published in 1957 — 1 edition

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8th-century Indian Buddhist monk and scholar

Born	c. 685
Died	c. 763

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OLID: OL2985185A
ISNI: 0000000108790842
Library of Congress Names: n80102717
LibraryThing: santideva
LibriVox: 10460
SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): CUBV032467
VIAF: 23444930
Wikidata: Q445460
Inventaire.io: wd:Q445460

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Śāntideva
Śantideva
寂天
ཞི་བ་ལྷ།
Shyiwa Lha
zhi ba lha
Шантидэва гэгээн
Shantidéva
Shantideva o Shantivarman
Buddhist Master Shantideva

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