“Once I have forsaken the vow of guarding my mind, of what use are many vows to me?”

—  Šantidéva

§ 5.18
Bodhicaryavatara, A Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life

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8th-century Indian Buddhist monk and scholar 685–763

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