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Atisa and Tibet: Life and Works of Dipamkara Srijnana in relation to the History and Religion of Tibet
Author Chattopadhyaya, Alaka ; Chimpa, Lama
Date1967
Pages593
PublisherIndian Studies: Past & Present
Content type書籍=Book
Language英文=English
NoteMrs. Alka Chattopadhyaya (b.1926) took her M.A. from Calcutta University and started teaching in the colleges of Calcutta. In 1968, she was awarded Ph.D. by the Calcutta University. In 1973, she became the Principal of the Vidyasagar College for Women, Calcutta.
AbstractIn the matter of editing the manuscript and brushing up its language, the most arduous task has been that of Sri
Radhamohan Bhattacharyya, who has kindly corrected the entire manuscript excepting only the Appendices, If I hesitate to be explicit about the extent of my real indebtedness to him, it is only because with his characteristic modesty he is
likely to be annoyed by it.
Table of contentsAuthor’s Preface
Transliteration, Notes and References

Part I Introductory and Early Career
1. Dipamkara in the Religious History of India and Tibet 1
2. Misunderstanding Dipamkara and His Message 14
3. The Sources 22
4. The Name 30
5. How many Dipamkaras ? 37
6. Birth and Lineage 56
7. Early Career 67
8. Tantrika Initiation 71
9. Buddhist Ordination 77
10. Suvarnadvipa and Dharmakirti 84
11. Back to India: Peace Mission 96
12. Indian Monasteries 100
13. Vikramasila vihara 102
14. Odantapuri and Somapuri 113
15. Dipamkara at Vikramasila 127

Part II Tibetan Background
16. How the Tibetans Tell Their Own History 145
17. Tibetans and their First King 152
18. Early Legendary Kings 159
19. Bon Religion 165
20. Mysterious Helper 173
21. Sron-btsan-sgam-po 180
22. Thon-mi Sambhota 198
23. Khri-sron-lde-btsan 212
24. The Ministerial Intrigues 221
25. Santaraksita, Padmasambhava and Kamalasila 228
26. Ral-pa-can 250

Part III Atisa in Tibet
28. The Subsequent Propagation of the Doctrine 279
29. The pious king Ye-ses-'od 283
30. Tibet on the eve of inviting Alisa 291
31. Jayasila and Viryasimha 298
31 Journey to Tibet 307
33. "Thirteen Years" in Tibet 330

APPENDICES
Appendix A: Biographical Materials: Tibetan Sources rendered into English
1. Introductory Note 371
2. 'brom-ston-pa’s statra to Dipamkara 372
3. Extracts from Dpag-bsam-ljon-bzah of Sumpa 377
4. Extracts from Taranatha 384
5. The General History and Philosophy of the bka'-gdams-pa sect by Chos-kyi-ni-ma 385
6. A New Biography of Atisa compiled in Tibetan from Tibetan sources by Nagwang Nima and edited by Lama Chimpa 397

Appendix B: The Works of Dipamkara
1. Introductory Note 442
2. Works in the bsTan-'gyur of which Dipamkara is both author and translator 445
3. Works in the bsTan-'gyur of which Dipamkara is author only 466
4. Works in the bsTan-'gyur of which Dipamkara is translator only 475
5. Works in the bsTan-’gyur connected in other ways with Dipamkara 494
6. Works in the bsTan-'gyur, though with some variation in the name of the author or translator, are to be attributed to the same Dipamkara 497
7. Works in the hKa'-'gyur of which Dipamkara is translator or reviser 499

Appendix C: Selected writings of Dipamkara
1. Introductory Note 504
2. Carya-giti 505
3. Carya-giti-vritti 511
4. Dipamkara-srijnana-dharma-gitika 519
5. Vimala-ratna-lekha 520
6. Bodhi-patha-pradipa 525
7. Sayings of Atisa: A 536
8. Sayings of Atisa: B 540
9. Sanskrit restoration of the Bodhi-patha-pradipa by Mrinal Kanti Gangopadhyay 545
10. Photostat reproduction of the manuscript containing the Sayings of Atisa 550

Appendix D
On the Tibetan Sexagenary Cycle. In collaboration with R. N. Bhattacharya 561

Bibliography and Abbreviations 575
Index 579
Corrections and Additions 594
Hits293
Created date2020.11.30
Modified date2020.11.30



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