🧘 Shantideva

Shantideva - Mahayana Buddhist Teacher

8th century Indian Buddhist monk and scholar, author of the Bodhicharyavatara (Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life), one of the most important texts on compassion and the bodhisattva path.

🔗 Related Across the Mythos

Archetype
🧘 HIDDEN SAINT / HUMBLE MASTER

Shantideva embodies the Hidden Saint archetype - appearing ordinary but possessing profound realization, revealing wisdom when needed most.

See parallels: Sufi hidden masters, Zen crazy wisdom, humble saints →
Cross-Cultural Parallels
☪️ Rumi → Poet of divine love ✝️ St. Francis → Humble spiritual revolutionary
Within Buddhist Tradition
🙏 Bodhisattva Path → Central to his teachings 💚 Compassion → Core of Bodhicharyavatara 🐉 Nagarjuna → Madhyamaka lineage