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Suffering is transcended by total surrender And the mind attains to nirvana. As one day all must be given up, Why not dedicate it now to universal happiness?

Shantideva

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Shantideva (sometimes Śāntideva) was an 8th-century Indian Buddhist scholar and adherent of the Prasangika Madhyamaka philosophy, renowned as the author of the Bodhicaryavatara

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Alternative Names: Vushuk Pa • Śāntideva

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