Atisa Dipamkara, Illuminator of the Awakened Mind

- Authors
- Apple, James B.
- Publisher
- Shambhala
- Tags
- biography
- Date
- 2019-07-23T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 4.17 MB
- Lang
- en
The first-ever biography with selected writings of one of the greatest Indian Buddhist masters in history.Few figures in the history of Buddhism in Tibet have had as far-reaching and profound an influence as the Indian scholar and adept Atia Dpakara (9821054). Originally from Bengal, Atia was a tantric Buddhist master during Vajrayana Buddhism's flowering in India and traveled extensively, eventually spending the remaining twelve years of his life revitalizing Buddhism in Tibet. Revered by all the schools of Tibetan Buddhism, Atia and his students founded what came to be known as the Kadam school, whose teachings have influenced countless Buddhist masters. These teachings, cherished by all major traditions, are preserved by the Geluk in particular, the school of the Dalai Lamas. Although Atia was an influential practitioner and scholar of Tantra, he is best known for introducing many of the core Mahayana...