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- Atiśa was invited to Tibet by the rulers of the Western Tibetan kingdom of Guge (Yeshe O and his nephew Jangchub O). He arrived in Tibet in 1042 and shortly afterwards composed the Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment (Bodhipathapradīpa), a treatise on the stages of the path.
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Atisha remained in Tibet until his death in 1054 CE, teaching and translating texts. He was instrumental in reinvigorating Buddhism in Tibet after a period of persecution. His disciples founded the Kadampa school.
Atisha arrived with all his horsemen and told this vajra master how he had studied with many teachers, but still was unable to shake off his bondage to royal life. Rahulagupta conferred upon him his first empowerment, which was into the practice of Hevajra, a Buddha-figure with which to bond his mind.
- Geshe Ngawang Dhargyey
Atisha responded gladly by writing the Bodhipathaprabha treatise (his famous Light on the Path of Liberation). Atisha then thought to move on to Tibet's central region, but was restrained by a promise which, at the time of his setting out from India, had been made to the Abbot of Vikramshila Vihara.
Finally, Atisha received permission and he came secretly to Tibet and helped spread the Dharma there. According to his teachings, he wrote the Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment there. Atisha spread the pure Mahayana teaching like the rising sun, and all conflict, ignorance, and wrong conceptions were destroyed.
Through Atisha's religious reformation and philosophical works, the Tibetans found themselves in the midst of a unique religious renaissance. Atisha provided the religious and cultural link of Bangladesh and ancient India with Tibet, China and northern Asian countries.
Feb 15, 2009 · Atisha made the journey to Sumatra by boat with a group of traders. The voyage took more than 13 months and many difficulties arose along the way. Having reached the end of his long journey, Atisha first carefully investigated Suvarnadvipi’s qualities by closely questioning his friends and students.
Atiśa Dipamkara Shrijnana (Bangla: অতীশ দীপঙ্কর শ্রীজ্ঞান) (982 – 1054 CE) was a Buddhist teacher who reintroduced Buddhism into Tibet after King Langdharma had nearly destroyed it. He studied and mastered all of the traditions of Buddhism in India.
