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'''Shantarakshita''' (Skt. ''Śāntarakṣita''; Tib. ''Shyiwa Tsho'', [[Wyl.]] ''zhi ba 'tsho''), also called Khenpo Bodhisattva, ‘Bodhisattva Abbot’. This great Indian [[pandita]] of the [[Mahayana]] school was abbot of the Buddhist university of [[Nalanda]]. He was invited to Tibet by [[King Trisong Detsen]] where he founded the temple and monastery of [[Samyé]] and ordained the [[Seven men to be tested|first seven Tibetan monks]], thus establishing the Tibetan [[Sangha]], according to [[Nagarjuna]]’s [[Sarvastivadin]] tradition. He worked extensively to uphold and maintain the Buddhist teachings, and so began to establish the Buddhadharma in Tibet. However, indigenous forces that opposed and were hostile to the [[Dharma]] were increasing in strength. Neither the might of the king, Trisong Detsen, nor the power of the great abbot Shantarakshita could subdue them, and so they invited [[Guru Rinpoche]] to come to Tibet.<ref>See pages 13-14 and 32-33 of ''[[A Great Treasure of Blessings]]''.</ref> | '''Shantarakshita''' (Skt. ''Śāntarakṣita''; Tib. [[ཞི་བ་འཚོ་]], ''Shyiwa Tsho'', [[Wyl.]] ''zhi ba 'tsho'') (725–788), also called Khenpo Bodhisattva, ‘Bodhisattva Abbot’. This great Indian [[pandita]] of the [[Mahayana]] school was abbot of the Buddhist university of [[Nalanda]]. He was invited to Tibet<ref>Shantarakshita probably arrived in Tibet in or around 763.</ref> by [[King Trisong Detsen]] where he founded the temple and monastery of [[Samyé]] and ordained the [[Seven men to be tested|first seven Tibetan monks]], thus establishing the Tibetan [[Sangha]], according to [[Nagarjuna]]’s [[Sarvastivadin]] tradition. He worked extensively to uphold and maintain the Buddhist teachings, and so began to establish the Buddhadharma in Tibet. However, indigenous forces that opposed and were hostile to the [[Dharma]] were increasing in strength. Neither the might of the king, Trisong Detsen, nor the power of the great abbot Shantarakshita could subdue them, and so they invited [[Guru Rinpoche]] to come to Tibet.<ref>See pages 13-14 and 32-33 of ''[[A Great Treasure of Blessings]]''.</ref> | ||
==Writings== | ==Writings== | ||
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*''Śāntarakṣita: His Life and Work'', edited by Hari Shankar Prasad (collected articles in Hindi, English and Tibetan), Tibet House, New Dehli, 2003. | *''Śāntarakṣita: His Life and Work'', edited by Hari Shankar Prasad (collected articles in Hindi, English and Tibetan), Tibet House, New Dehli, 2003. | ||
*Lobsang N. Tsonawa, ''Indian Buddhist Pandits from The Jewel Garland of Buddhist History'', Dharamsala: Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, 1985. | *Lobsang N. Tsonawa, ''Indian Buddhist Pandits from The Jewel Garland of Buddhist History'', Dharamsala: Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, 1985. | ||
*David Seyfort Ruegg, ''The Literature of the Madhyamaka School of Philosophy in India'', Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 1981, pp. 88-93 | |||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
* | *{{TBRC|P5659|TBRC Profile}} | ||
[[Category:Historical Masters]] | [[Category:Historical Masters]] | ||
[[Category:Seventeen Nalanda Masters]] | [[Category:Seventeen Nalanda Masters]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:51, 9 February 2019
Shantarakshita (Skt. Śāntarakṣita; Tib. ཞི་བ་འཚོ་, Shyiwa Tsho, Wyl. zhi ba 'tsho) (725–788), also called Khenpo Bodhisattva, ‘Bodhisattva Abbot’. This great Indian pandita of the Mahayana school was abbot of the Buddhist university of Nalanda. He was invited to Tibet[1] by King Trisong Detsen where he founded the temple and monastery of Samyé and ordained the first seven Tibetan monks, thus establishing the Tibetan Sangha, according to Nagarjuna’s Sarvastivadin tradition. He worked extensively to uphold and maintain the Buddhist teachings, and so began to establish the Buddhadharma in Tibet. However, indigenous forces that opposed and were hostile to the Dharma were increasing in strength. Neither the might of the king, Trisong Detsen, nor the power of the great abbot Shantarakshita could subdue them, and so they invited Guru Rinpoche to come to Tibet.[2]
Writings
- Compendium on Reality (Tattvasamgraha)
- Ornament of the Middle Way
- Tattvasiddhi
Notes
- ↑ Shantarakshita probably arrived in Tibet in or around 763.
- ↑ See pages 13-14 and 32-33 of A Great Treasure of Blessings.
Further Reading
- Śāntarakṣita: His Life and Work, edited by Hari Shankar Prasad (collected articles in Hindi, English and Tibetan), Tibet House, New Dehli, 2003.
- Lobsang N. Tsonawa, Indian Buddhist Pandits from The Jewel Garland of Buddhist History, Dharamsala: Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, 1985.
- David Seyfort Ruegg, The Literature of the Madhyamaka School of Philosophy in India, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 1981, pp. 88-93
