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Gayadhara
Gayadhara (d. 1103 CE) was an 11th century History of Buddhism in India, Indian Buddhist master and scholar and one of teachers who spread the Lamdre doctrine in Tibet from which he was instructed by the teacher, Virupa. He was also the teacher of the Tibetan monk, Drogmi. He is considered to be one of the more eccentric figures in Indian Buddhist history. Life The scholars, Rahul Sankrityayan and K. P. Jayaswal, both state that Gayadhara was born in Vaishali (ancient city), Vaishali in the modern state of Bihar in India. The twelfth-century Tibetan writer, Jetsun Dragpa Gyaltsen writes that Gayadhara belonged to the Kayastha caste of scribes and the sixteenth-century writer, Khyentse Wangchuk, states that his family worked in service of a king of Candrarūpa. The Kayastha caste that Gayadhara belonged to had produced numerous other Vajrayana, tantric masters. Tibetan writers, like Pawo Tsuglag Threngwa, also make it clear that Gayadhara was a lay practitioner (Upāsaka) and not a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lamdre
Lamdré is a meditative system in Tibetan Buddhism rooted in the view that the result of its practice is contained within the path. The name "lamdré" means the "path" () with its fruit ). In Tibet, the lamdré teachings are considered the ''summum bonum'' of the Sakya (Tibetan Buddhist school), Sakya school. History According to traditional accounts, the lamdré teachings were originally bestowed upon Virupa, Virūpa, an Indian Śrāmaṇera, monk, by the tantric deity Nairatmya, Nairātmyā. By practicing the instructions given to him, Virūpa is said to have realized enlightenment. Hagiographical accounts of Virūpa's exploits record outrageous events, including binge drinking, seducing women, and destroying non-Buddhist (Skt. ''tīrtika'') religious sites. Davidson suggests that this depiction shows the laxity of Buddhist morals during the Indian medieval period, but Wedemeyer suggests that the behavior shown in esoteric Buddhist hagiographies is intentionally scandalous, fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
