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| − | Also known by his Tibetan name of [[nags kyi rin chen]] (1384-1468), a Bengali | + | Also known by his Tibetan name of [[nags kyi rin chen]] (1384-1468), a Bengali Paṇḍita and Māhasiddha, reportedly the "last great Indian Paṇdita to visit Tibet. He was born in Sadnagara, near present-day Chittagong. At age eight he received novice ordination from Buddhaghoṣa and Sujataratna. He took up his studies and perfected them very quickly. At age 20 he received full ordination from the same two masters, and went to Shri Lanka for six years, where he spent most of his time meditating in seclusion. Upon his return to India, he was greatly praised by the famous scholar Narāditya. |
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| + | At Śrī Dhānya-kaṭaka mahā-caitya he met with Māhasiddha Shavaripa and received from him his unique transmission of the Sadaṅga-yoga, the Six-limbed Yoga of the Kālacakra tradition. Vanaratna eventually beheld a vision of Avalokiteśvara, who advised him to go to Tibet. | ||
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| + | Vanaratna visited Tibet in 1426, 1433 and 1453 and spread the Kālacakra lineage and instructions of Paṇḍita Vibhūticandra there, among many other teachings. Such famous Tibetan masters as Gö Lotsawa Shönu Pal (1392-1481) and Thrimkang Lotsawa Sönam Gyatso (1424-1482) were his close students. He also spent time in Bhutan, where even nowadays there is a temple, near Phunaka, with a sacred statue of his. Vanaratna spent his final years in the Gopicandra Vihara in Patan/Kathmandu, now known as Pinthu Bahal, and passed away there. | ||
===Primary Teachers=== | ===Primary Teachers=== | ||
| − | + | *Buddhaghoṣa<br> | |
| + | *Sujataratna<br> | ||
| + | *Shavaripa (in visionary experiences)<br> | ||
===Primary Students=== | ===Primary Students=== | ||
*Gö Lotsawa Shönu Pal (1392-1481)<br> | *Gö Lotsawa Shönu Pal (1392-1481)<br> | ||
Revision as of 23:52, 6 May 2009
Also known by his Tibetan name of nags kyi rin chen (1384-1468), a Bengali Paṇḍita and Māhasiddha, reportedly the "last great Indian Paṇdita to visit Tibet. He was born in Sadnagara, near present-day Chittagong. At age eight he received novice ordination from Buddhaghoṣa and Sujataratna. He took up his studies and perfected them very quickly. At age 20 he received full ordination from the same two masters, and went to Shri Lanka for six years, where he spent most of his time meditating in seclusion. Upon his return to India, he was greatly praised by the famous scholar Narāditya.
At Śrī Dhānya-kaṭaka mahā-caitya he met with Māhasiddha Shavaripa and received from him his unique transmission of the Sadaṅga-yoga, the Six-limbed Yoga of the Kālacakra tradition. Vanaratna eventually beheld a vision of Avalokiteśvara, who advised him to go to Tibet.
Vanaratna visited Tibet in 1426, 1433 and 1453 and spread the Kālacakra lineage and instructions of Paṇḍita Vibhūticandra there, among many other teachings. Such famous Tibetan masters as Gö Lotsawa Shönu Pal (1392-1481) and Thrimkang Lotsawa Sönam Gyatso (1424-1482) were his close students. He also spent time in Bhutan, where even nowadays there is a temple, near Phunaka, with a sacred statue of his. Vanaratna spent his final years in the Gopicandra Vihara in Patan/Kathmandu, now known as Pinthu Bahal, and passed away there.
Primary Teachers[edit]
- Buddhaghoṣa
- Sujataratna
- Shavaripa (in visionary experiences)
Primary Students[edit]
- Gö Lotsawa Shönu Pal (1392-1481)
- Thrimkang Lotsawa Sönam Gyatso (1424-1482)