Atiśa

Atiśa Dīpaṃkara Śrījñāna, (in Bengali: অতীশ দীপংকর শ্রীজ্ঞান ) was a Buddhist Bengali religious leader and master. He was one of the major figures in the spread of 11th-century Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism in Asia and inspired Buddhist thought from Tibet to Sumatra. Recognised as one of the greatest figures of classical Buddhism, Atisa was the founder of the Kadam School and a key figure in the establishment of the Sarma schools of Tibetan Buddhism.

Early life

Palace life

Bikrampur, the most probable place for Atiśa's birthplace, was the capital of the Pala Empire as it had been of the ancient kingdoms of southeast Bengal. Though the city's exact location is not certain, it presently lies in the Munshiganj District of Bangladesh, and continues to be celebrated as an early center of Buddhist cultural, academic, and political life. Similar to Gautama Buddha, Atiśa was born into royalty. His father was a king known as Kalyana Shri and his mother was Shri Prabhavati. One of three royal brothers, Atiśa went by the name of Candragarbha during the first part of his life. In fact, it was not until he traveled to Guge and encountered King Jangchup Ö (Wylie: byang chub 'od , 984–1078) that he was given the name Atiśa.

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