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Atiśa

Atiśa Dīpaṃkara Śrījñāna (c. 982–1054 CE) was a Buddhist religious teacher and leader from Bengal. He is generally associated with his body of work authored at Vikramaśīla Monastery in Bihar. He was a major figure in the spread of 11th-century Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism in Asia and traveled to Sumatra and Tibet. Atiśa, along with his chief disciple…

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VikrampuraPala EmpireRajgirHevajraYoga
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Vikramashila · Odantapuri
Born
c. 982 CE Vikrampura, Bengal
Dharma name
Buddhism
Died
c. 1054 CE Nyêtang, Tibet
Religion
Buddhism
Teacher
Jñanasrimitra

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related to Bibliography · 39
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related to Studies · 31
Atiśa → Abbot, According, Among, As, Asaṅga, Avadhūtipā, Bodh Gaya, Buddhist, Candrakīrti, Dharmarakṣita, He, Hevajra, Jitari, Lineage, Mahāsāṃghika, Nagarjuna, Naropa, Odantapuri, Profound Action, Profound Experience
related to External links · 19
Atiśa → Alexander Berzin, Archived, Atisha, Atisha's, Atiśa's HeartAtiśa Dipamkara, BanglapediaEnglish Translation, Dr, Enlightenment, Internet ArchiveBibliography, Internet ArchiveWorks, Item, Karl Potter, Lamp, November, Path, University, WashingtonAdvice, Wayback Machine, Works
related to Teachings in Sumatra and Tibet · 17
Atiśa → Buddhism, Buddhist, CE, Chola, Emperor Dharmapala, He, India, Odantapuri, On, Rajendra Chola, Soon, Srivijaya, Sumatra, Tibetan, Upon, Vikramaśīla, When
related to Vikramaśīla · 12
Atiśa → Buddhism, CE, Guge, It, King, Lha, Mahayana Buddhism, Ratnakara, The, Tibetan, Vikramaśīla, Ye
related to Early life · 10
Atiśa → Bengal, Candragarbha, CE, His, Kalyānaśrī, Pala Empire, Prabhavati Sri, The, Vajrayogini, Vikrampura
related to Writings · 9
Atiśa → Bodhipathapradipapanjikanama, Bodhipathapradīpa, Charyasamgrahapradipa, Gauda, His, Nayapala, Sanskrit, SatyadvayavataraBodhisattvamanyavaliMadhyamakaratnapradipaMahayanapathasadhanasangrahaShiksasamuccaya AbhisamyaPrajnaparamitapindarthapradipaEkavirasadhanaVimalaratnalekha, Wylie
related to Legacy · 3
Atiśa → BBC's, Bengalis, In
Education · 2
Atiśa → Odantapuri, Vikramashila
Born · 1
Atiśa → c. 982 CE Vikrampura, Bengal

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AtiśaBornc. 982 CE Vikrampura, Bengal1.00infobox
AtiśaDharma nameBuddhism1.00infobox
AtiśaDiedc. 1054 CE Nyêtang, Tibet1.00infobox
AtiśaEducationVikramashila1.00infobox
AtiśaEducationOdantapuri1.00infobox
AtiśaReligionBuddhism1.00infobox
AtiśaTeacherJñanasrimitra1.00infobox
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