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'''Shantarakshita''' ([[zhi ba 'tsho]]). '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 philosophical school combining [[Madhyamaka]] and [[Yogachara]]. This tradition was reestablished and clarified by [[Mipham Rinpoche]] in his commentary on the [[Madhyamaka Lamkara]].
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===Literary Works===
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== The Five Superiors of the Sakya Tradition ==
===Main Teachers===
In [[Tibetan]] <tt>[[gong ma lnga]]</tt>.
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[[Sachen Kunga Nyingpo]], [[Sonam Tsemo]], [[Jetsun Drakpa Gyeltsen]], [[Sakya Pandita Kunga Gyeltsen]] and [[Drogon Chogyal Phagpa]] are known as the ''Five Superiors of the [[Sakya]] Tradition'', sometimes also translated as [[Five Sakya Forefathers|The Five Sakya Forefathers]].
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The first three are known as the Three White Ones ([[dkar po rnam gsum]]) as they were lay practitioners, and the last two as the Two Red Ones as they were ordained as monks.
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See [[Sakya Five Superiors Collected Works]] for a listing of various texts written by these lamas.
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== Six Ornaments of Tibet ==
===Other Reference Sources===
* [[Yaktuk Sangyey Pal]]
*Speech of Delight: Mipham's Commentary on Shantarakshita's Ornament of the Middle Way; by Ju Mipham, trans. by Thomas Doctor
* [[ Rongton Mawe Sengey]]
*The Adornment of the Middle Way; Shantarakshita's [[Madhyamakalankara]] with Commentary by Jamgon Mipham. Translated by Padmakara Translation Group. ISBN 1-59030-241-9
* [[Gorampa Sonam Senge]]
*The Ornament of the Middle Way: A Study of the Madhyamaka Thought of Shantarakshita, by James Blumenthal
* [[Shakya Chokden]]
* [[Ngorchen Kunga Zangpo]]
* [[Zongpa Kunga Namgyel]]


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== Other Important Historical Teachers ==
===External Links===
* [[Tsarchen Losal Gyatso]]
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* [[Ngorchen Konchog Lhundrup]]


== Concurrent Sakya Lamas ==
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* [[Sakya Trizin|His Holiness Sakya Trizin]]
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[[Category:Indian Masters]]

Revision as of 20:48, 17 March 2006

Shantarakshita (zhi ba 'tsho). '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 philosophical school combining Madhyamaka and Yogachara. This tradition was reestablished and clarified by Mipham Rinpoche in his commentary on the Madhyamaka Lamkara.

Please expand this page by pressing the edit tab above or consulting Sample Buddhist Teacher Info & Instructions for more details

Literary Works

Main Teachers

Main Students

Main Lineages

Alternate Names & Spellings

Other Reference Sources

  • Speech of Delight: Mipham's Commentary on Shantarakshita's Ornament of the Middle Way; by Ju Mipham, trans. by Thomas Doctor
  • The Adornment of the Middle Way; Shantarakshita's Madhyamakalankara with Commentary by Jamgon Mipham. Translated by Padmakara Translation Group. ISBN 1-59030-241-9
  • The Ornament of the Middle Way: A Study of the Madhyamaka Thought of Shantarakshita, by James Blumenthal

Internal Links

  • Add double-brackets "[[ ]]" around any relevant word or phrase and it will create a new page for that term or link to an already existing page

External Links

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