May I fall as rain to increase The harvests that must feed … - Shantideva

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May I fall as rain to increase The harvests that must feed living beings And in ages of dire famine May I myself serve as food and drink.

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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

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May I fall as rain to increase The harvests that must feed living beings And in ages of dire famine May I myself serve as food and drink. - Shantideva

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