Swami Vivekananda on Shankara and Buddhist Monks

And such was the heart of Sankara that he burnt to death lots of the Buddhist monks by defeating them in the argument. What can you call such an action on Sankara’s part except fanaticism.” (Complete works of Swami Vivekananda, Vol.VII. p. 118, Calcutta, 1997)

"And such was his (i.e. Shankara's) heart that he burnt to death lots
of Buddhist monks - by defeating them in argument! And the Buddhists,
too, were foolish enough to burn THEMSELVES to death, simply because
they were worsted in argument! What can you call such an action on
Shankara's part except fanaticism?"