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Śāntideva spends much of the Wisdom Chapter engaged in a sort of mock debate with the various philosophies of ancient India. In terms of non-Buddhist Indian philosophical systems, the Samkhya is his most frequent target, but he also frequently targets the views of the Naiyayika, Vaiśeśika, and the Carvaka.  
Śāntideva spends much of the Wisdom Chapter engaged in a sort of mock debate with the various philosophies of ancient India. In terms of non-Buddhist Indian philosophical systems, the Samkhya is his most frequent target, but he also frequently targets the views of the Naiyayika, Vaiśeśika, and the Carvaka.  
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