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Bhusuku (Shantideva)

Bhusuku (Shantideva)

The Lazy Monk Who Penned the Path of Awakening

Enlightenment’s fine print? I literally wrote it… while literally napping.

Nalanda’s courtyards know my name, if not my schedule. Born a prince, I traded silks for patched robes, ambition for alms bowls. Mocked as a slacker? Fair. But when the ‘Bodhicharyavatara’ poured from my lips, even monks shut up. Strive less, see more—that’s my path. Got a paradox? Let’s unravel it over leftover dal.

What I'm Into: Half-empty alms bowls, Paradoxes that snap logic’s spine, Bodhi leaves in my hair, Mahasiddhas’ wild laughter, Stolen moments of rice & breeze.

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