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'''Serlingpa''' ([[Wyl.]] ''gser gling pa''), literally 'the master from the Golden Isle', i.e., Suvarnadvipa, which is possibly Sumatra. His actual name is given variously as '''Dharmapala''' or '''Dharmakirti''' (Tib. ''Chökyi Drakpa''; Wyl. ''chos kyi grags pa''). He was the most important teacher of [[Atisha]] who stayed with him for twelve years receiving teachings on [[Lojong]]. He wrote two texts on the ''[[Bodhicharyavatara]]'' summarizing its main points.
'''Dharmakirti''' (Tib. ''Chökyi Drakpa''; [[Wyl.]] ''chos kyi grags pa'') or '''Dharmapala''' (''chos skyong'') of [[Suvarnadvipa]] was the most important of [[Atisha]]'s teachers. In Tibetan he is known simply as '''Serlingpa''' (Wyl. ''gser gling pa''), literally 'the master from Suvarnadvipa', which is possibly Sumatra. Atisha is said to have stayed with him for twelve years receiving teachings on [[Lojong]].  
 
==Writings==
He wrote two texts on the ''[[Bodhicharyavatara]]'' summarizing its main points.
 
==Further Reading==
*David Seyfort Ruegg, ''The Literature of the Madhyamaka School of Philosophy in India'', Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 1981, pp. 109-110


==External Links==
==External Links==

Revision as of 15:22, 14 November 2010

Dharmakirti of Suvarnadvipa

Dharmakirti (Tib. Chökyi Drakpa; Wyl. chos kyi grags pa) or Dharmapala (chos skyong) of Suvarnadvipa was the most important of Atisha's teachers. In Tibetan he is known simply as Serlingpa (Wyl. gser gling pa), literally 'the master from Suvarnadvipa', which is possibly Sumatra. Atisha is said to have stayed with him for twelve years receiving teachings on Lojong.

Writings

He wrote two texts on the Bodhicharyavatara summarizing its main points.

Further Reading

  • David Seyfort Ruegg, The Literature of the Madhyamaka School of Philosophy in India, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 1981, pp. 109-110

External Links