zhi ba 'tsho

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Shantarakshita [R] [IW]

Shantarakshita [IW]

Lobp�n Bodhisattva, Shantarakshita, 'Guardian of Peace.' The Indian pandita and abbot of Vikramashila and of Samye who ordained the first Tibetan monks. He was an incarnation of the bodhisattva Vajrapani and is also known as Khenpo Bodhisattva or Bhikshu Bodhisattva Shantarakshita. He is the founder of a philosophical school combining Madhyamika and Yogachara. This tradition was reestablished and clarified by Mipham Rinpoche in his commentary on the Madhyamaka Lamkara [RY]

proponent of Svatantrika; Indian pandita, first half of 8th century. Shantarakshita [RY]

shantaraksita [JV]

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