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Shantideva (Skt. Śāntideva; Tib. Shyiwa Lha; Wyl. zhi ba lha) (c.685-763) - the author of The Way of the Bodhisattva (Skt. Bodhicharyavatara; Tib. Chönjuk). He was a Mahayana scholar and siddha, and a follower of the Prasangika-Madhyamika method of Buddhapalita and Chandrakirti. He also wrote the Shikshasamucchaya [Skt.], the Compendium of Training, and the Sutrasamucchaya, a compendium of the major Mahayana teachings. See also Nalanda.

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	'''Shantideva''' (Skt. ''Śāntideva''; Tib. ''Shyiwa Lha''; [[Wyl.]] ''zhi ba lha'') (c.685-763) - the author of ''The Way of the Bodhisattva'' (''[[Bodhicharyavatara]]'' ~~[Skt~~.], ''Chönjuk'' ~~[Tib.]~~). He was a [[Mahayana]] scholar and [[siddha]], and a follower of the [[Prasangika-Madhyamika]] method of [[Buddhapalita]] and [[Chandrakirti]]. He also wrote the ''[[Shikshasamucchaya]]'' [Skt.], the ''Compendium of Training'', and the ''[[Sutrasamucchaya]]'', a compendium of the major Mahayana teachings. See also [[Nalanda]].		'''Shantideva''' (Skt. ''Śāntideva''; Tib. ''Shyiwa Lha''; [[Wyl.]] ''zhi ba lha'') (c.685-763) - the author of ''The Way of the Bodhisattva'' (Skt. ''[[Bodhicharyavatara]]''; Tib. ''Chönjuk''). He was a [[Mahayana]] scholar and [[siddha]], and a follower of the [[Prasangika-Madhyamika]] method of [[Buddhapalita]] and [[Chandrakirti]]. He also wrote the ''[[Shikshasamucchaya]]'' [Skt.], the ''Compendium of Training'', and the ''[[Sutrasamucchaya]]'', a compendium of the major Mahayana teachings. See also [[Nalanda]].