RELIGST 2K03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Trisong Detsen, Padmasambhava, Vajrayana

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: RELIGST 2K03
• Professor: Joe Larose

Document Summary

The third turning of the wheel - tantra and tibet. The first spread of buddhism to tibet - the three religious kings. Tri songdetsen (c740 98), was a devout buddhist (an incarnation of the bodhisattva ma ju r ) He invited the important indian buddhist monk ntarak ita to tibet. Ntarak ita advises the king to invite the indian tantric master. Tri songdetsen established samye, the rst buddhist monastery, c775, with the help of padmasambhava and ntarak ita. At this consecration, ntarak ita ordained the rst tibetan buddhist monks according to the vinaya of the m lasarv stiv da school. Relbachen (c802 36) was also a devout buddhist (an incarnation of the bodhisattva vajrap i) Supported the construction of temples and monasteries, visits by indian. Sponsored important translation projects, using teams of translators and standardized glossaries. Around the end of the 10th century, regional tibetan rulers renewed their interest in buddhism.