Kamalaśīla
Sign in to saveKamalaśīla (Skt. Kamalaśīla; Tib. པདྨའི་ངང་ཚུལ་, Pemé Ngang Tsul; Wyl. pad+ma'i ngang tshul) (c. 740-795) was an Indian Buddhist monk and philosopher of Nalanda Mahavihara. Notably he accompanied Śāntarakṣita (725–788) to Tibet at the request of Trisong Detsen.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- c. 740
- Died
- c. 795
- Works
- 6
Top works
- Slob-dpon Kamalaśīlas mdzad paʼi Bsgom rim thog mthaʼ bar gsum bźugs so
- La progression dans la méditation (Bhāvanākrama de Kamalaśīla)
- Bkhavanakrama
- Madhyamakālokaḥ
- Ācārya Kamalaśīla's Nyāyabindu-pūrvapakṣa-saṃkṣipta
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Key facts
- Religious biography.name
- Kamalaśīla
- Religious biography.image
- Kamalashila .jpg
- Religious biography.caption
- Tibetan mural of Kamalaśīla
- Religious biography.death_place
- Tibet
- Religious biography.religion
- Buddhism
- Religious biography.school
- Madhyamaka
- Religious biography.education
- Nalanda
- Religious biography.teacher
- Śāntarakṣita
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Occupation
- translator
- Religion
- Buddhism
- Student of
- Śāntarakṣita
- Image
- Kamalashila .jpg
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- date of death
- 0763-01-01
- date of birth
- 0713-01-01
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- Biography
- Debate of Samye
- The Cham dance
- Lineage
- Works
- Trilogy of ''Stages of Meditation'' (''bhāvanākrama'')
- Commentary on Madhyamālaṃkāra
- Location
- See also
- Bibliography
- Notes
- References
- Sources
- External links
Kamalaśīla (Skt. Kamalaśīla; Tib. པདྨའི་ངང་ཚུལ་, Pemé Ngang Tsul; Wyl. pad+ma'i ngang tshul) (c. 740-795) was an Indian Buddhist monk and philosopher of Nalanda Mahavihara. Notably he accompanied Śāntarakṣita (725–788) to Tibet at the request of Trisong Detsen.
Kamalaśīla was a pivotal figure in the development of Indian Mahayana thought and made a number of original contributions in this field that demonstrated his knowledge of both Buddhist and non-Buddhist philosophies. In addition to this, his role as a missionary for Indian Buddhism and his supposed victory in the Debate of Samye helped shape the formation of Tibetan Buddhism. His works spanned several genres and touched upon different schools of Buddhism including Madhyamaka as well as the traditions espoused by Dignāga and Dharmakirti.
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