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|main-text=In the last chapter of the section on protecting bodhicitta, Śāntideva focuses on the pāramitā of patience as the antidote or means of removing anger. He begins by explaining the harm caused by anger and the reasons it should be abandoned, stating, | |||
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Much of Śāntideva's exposition of patience involves the application of reasoning. He presents a series of arguments that call into question the justifications for anger from various perspectives. | |||
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