Description:English 214 (37 Color and 2 B/W Illustrations)About the bookAtisa Sri Dipankara-jnana, a great saint-philosopher of the 10th-11th century, almost forgotten in India over the past centuries, had been venerated as an outstanding personality in Asian countries and regions, especially north of the Himalyas for centuries. He is a shining symbol of peace, compassion, humanism, self sacrifice, harmony and amity who devoted his energies for preservation of Dhamma to Odantapuri, Vikarmasila, Sompuri, Nalanda and other universities and monastic complexes. He played a singular role in infusing wisdom and in the resurgence of Buddhism, laying a foundation of pure Buddhism in Tibet.Indian historians have not documented Atisa’s life and legasy in India, Indonesia or Tibet. The m major source to study him is Tibetan historical chronicles collected over the past 100 years-accounts of the spiritual teacher’s life found in 44 Tibetan texts-biographies, doctrinal works, catalogues and hymns written in his praise.ForewordIGNCA organized an international conference in January 2013 on "Atiga Sri Dipankara-jnana and Cultural Renaissance". Atisa Sri Dipankara-jnana an eminent Indian scholar during the 10th-11thcentury was invited to Tibet to re-establish Buddhism when it was almost wiped out from there. It is due to his enormous efforts that we see today Tibetans spreading it in the world over. Atiga Sri Dipankara-jnana is venerated over the past one thousand years as a shining star in the history of Buddhism because of the sacrifices he made for reviving the faith; his activities in Tibet and the great legacy that he has left behind. Unfortunately his life and legacy remained unsung by the Indian historians or scholars so far. Therefore IGNCA took theWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Atisa Sri Dipankara - Jnana and Culture Renaissance (Proceedings of the International Conference 16th-23th January 2013). To get started finding Atisa Sri Dipankara - Jnana and Culture Renaissance (Proceedings of the International Conference 16th-23th January 2013), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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Atisa Sri Dipankara - Jnana and Culture Renaissance (Proceedings of the International Conference 16th-23th January 2013)
Description: English 214 (37 Color and 2 B/W Illustrations)About the bookAtisa Sri Dipankara-jnana, a great saint-philosopher of the 10th-11th century, almost forgotten in India over the past centuries, had been venerated as an outstanding personality in Asian countries and regions, especially north of the Himalyas for centuries. He is a shining symbol of peace, compassion, humanism, self sacrifice, harmony and amity who devoted his energies for preservation of Dhamma to Odantapuri, Vikarmasila, Sompuri, Nalanda and other universities and monastic complexes. He played a singular role in infusing wisdom and in the resurgence of Buddhism, laying a foundation of pure Buddhism in Tibet.Indian historians have not documented Atisa’s life and legasy in India, Indonesia or Tibet. The m major source to study him is Tibetan historical chronicles collected over the past 100 years-accounts of the spiritual teacher’s life found in 44 Tibetan texts-biographies, doctrinal works, catalogues and hymns written in his praise.ForewordIGNCA organized an international conference in January 2013 on "Atiga Sri Dipankara-jnana and Cultural Renaissance". Atisa Sri Dipankara-jnana an eminent Indian scholar during the 10th-11thcentury was invited to Tibet to re-establish Buddhism when it was almost wiped out from there. It is due to his enormous efforts that we see today Tibetans spreading it in the world over. Atiga Sri Dipankara-jnana is venerated over the past one thousand years as a shining star in the history of Buddhism because of the sacrifices he made for reviving the faith; his activities in Tibet and the great legacy that he has left behind. Unfortunately his life and legacy remained unsung by the Indian historians or scholars so far. Therefore IGNCA took theWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Atisa Sri Dipankara - Jnana and Culture Renaissance (Proceedings of the International Conference 16th-23th January 2013). To get started finding Atisa Sri Dipankara - Jnana and Culture Renaissance (Proceedings of the International Conference 16th-23th January 2013), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.