About Dharmarakshita
Born 950. Dharmarakshita was an Indonesian philosopher and teacher.
Dharmakīrtiśrī (Tibetan: Serlingpa; ; , literally "from Suvarnadvīpa"), also known as Kulānta and Suvarṇadvipi Dharmakīrti, was a renowned 10th century Buddhist teacher. His name refers to the region he lived, somewhere in Lower Burma, the Malay Peninsula or Sumatra.
Dharmakīrtiśrī was the teacher of a number of important late Mahayana Buddhist thinkers, including Ratnākaraśānti (fl. c. 970–1045), Atiśa, Jñānaśrīmitra and Ratnakīrti (both fl. late 10–early 11th c.).
Dharmakīrtiśrī is the author of the Durbodhālokā (Light on the Hard-to-Illuminate), a sub-commentary to the Abhisamayālaṃkāra-śāstra-vṛtti of Haribhadra. A Sanskrit manuscript of this work was discovered in the 20th century at Sakya Monastery.
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Who was Dharmarakshita?
Buddhist teacher and philosopher
When was Dharmarakshita born?
Dharmarakshita was born in 950.
What was Dharmarakshita's occupation?
Dharmarakshita was a philosopher and teacher.
What nationality was Dharmarakshita?
Dharmarakshita was Indonesian.
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