The Tibetan Iconography of Buddhas, Bodhisattvas and other Deities
author: Lokesh Chandra
edition: 2002, D. K. Printworld Pvt. Ltd.
pages: 807
ISBN-10: 812460178X
ISBN-13: 9788124601785
Topic: Tibetan-buddhism
Sakyaprabha
This chapter describes Sakyaprabha located on page 24 and contained in the collection "Teachers (Guru) : Prajna Teachers" in the book Tibetan Iconography (a unique pantheon). This book deals with the iconography of deities within the Pantheon of Tibetan Buddhism, such as Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, Arhats, Matrkas (Goddesses), Gurus (Teachers), Protective Deities and various other spiritual entities. The Buddhist art and iconography in this book is accompanied by Chinese eulogies.
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Blue Annals (deb-ther sngon-po) [by George N. Roerich]
The latter to Shakyasimha (shAkya seng ge), Shakyaprabha and Shakyamudra. Shakyasimha taught it to Dhanarakshita. The latter to Sthiramati. The latter to Sukhaprasanna (bde ba gsal mdzad). The latter to Dharmabodhi and Vasudhara. (26b) According to another tradition: "Dhanarakshita was invited by ru che btsan skyes of bru zha, and he began its translation at khrom of the country of bru zha (Gilgit). He was unable to complete it, as the people did not take interest in it....
Read full contents: Chapter 2b - The Lineage of the mdo
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra [by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön]
– In Mahavyut., no. 1368: Paramarthasamvritisatyanirdesha), tr. by Shakyaprabha, Jinamitra and Dharmatashhila, in the first quarter of the 9th century. On p. 113, fol. 279a3, the Buddha proposes as the only title of the sutra: Kun rdzob dan don dam pahI bden pa bstan pa....
Read full contents: Appendix 9 - The Prashanta-sutra
Bodhisattvacharyavatara [by Andreas Kretschmar]
The two supreme ones [mchog gnyis] are Gunaprabha and Shakyaprabha. Sometimes the phrase ’two supreme ones’ is also used to refer to the two supreme masters from among the ’six adornments of Jambudvipa’, that is, Nagarjuna [klu sgrub] and Asanga [thogs med]. Furthermore, also noteworthy are the ’two marvelous masters’ [rmad du byung ba’i slob dpon gnyis]....
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