Let my possessions vanish; let my honor, my body, livelihoo… - Shantideva

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Let my possessions vanish; let my honor, my body, livelihood, and everything else pass away. But may my virtuous mind never be lost.

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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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Let my possessions vanish; let my honor, my body, livelihood, and everything else pass away. But may my virtuous mind never be lost. - Shantideva

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