Śākyaśrībhadra
Sign in to saveAlso known as Shakyashribhadra, Shakyashri Bhadra, Kache Panchen, Kha Che Panchen Shakya Shri
Śākyaśrībhadra (1127–1225 CE), also known as Śākyaśrī, was an Indian Buddhist monk and scholar who served as abbot of the monasteries of Nalanda and Vikramashila. He was the last abbot of Vikramashila prior to its destruction in the 13th century.
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- translator
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- Buddhism
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- date of death
- 1225-01-01
- date of birth
- 1127-01-01
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- name in native language
- ཤཱཀྱ་ཤྲཱི།
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Śākyaśrībhadra (1127–1225 CE), also known as Śākyaśrī, was an Indian Buddhist monk and scholar who served as abbot of the monasteries of Nalanda and Vikramashila. He was the last abbot of Vikramashila prior to its destruction in the 13th century.
In addition to these positions he held, he also played an important role in the dissemination of the Sakya school in Tibet.
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