| LC control no. | n 82047083 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Vimalamitra, active 8th century |
| Variant(s) | Bē-ro-tsa-na, active 8th century Bima, active 8th century Bimala, active 8th century Bīmalamudrā, active 8th century Bi-ma-la-mi-tra, active 8th century Bye-ma-la mig-khra, active 8th century Bye-ma-la mu-tra, active 8th century Chema, active 8th century Chemala, active 8th century Chemala Mutra, active 8th century Drime Shenyen, active 8th century Dri-med-bśes-gñen, active 8th century Dri-med-bshes-gnyen, active 8th century Phyag-rgya rgya-chen, active 8th century Rdo-rje mi-ʼgyur-rtsal, active 8th century Rdo-rje gro-lod-rtsal, active 8th century Rdo-rje dbang-rdzogs-rtsal, active 8th century Shākya shrī bhadra, active 8th century Shākya mitra, active 8th century Vimalamitra, Mahāpaṇḍita, active 8th century Vimalamitra, 8th cent. |
| Beginning date | 07 |
| Associated country | India |
| Field of activity | Rdzogs-chen Tantric Buddhism |
| Profession or occupation | Buddhist priests |
| Found in | His Nānasaṅgītivr̥tti ... 1972. Wikipedia, viewed on February 9, 2022: (Vimalamitra) ; Vimalamitra was an 8th-century Indian monk. His teachers were Buddhaguhya, Jñānasūtra and Śrī Siṃha <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vimalamitra> Bi-ma-la mi-traʼi mdzad rjes nyung ba, 2022: page 19 (also known as Bye-ma-la mig-khra; Bye-ma-la mu-tra; Shākya shrī bhadra; Shākya mitra; Bīmalamudrā; Phyag-rgya rgya-chen; Rdo-rje mi-ʼgyur-rtsal; Rdo-rje gro-lod-rtsal; Rdo-rje dbang-rdzogs-rtsal) Treasury of lives (Website), viewed on September 21, 2023 (Mahāpaṇḍita Vimalamitra; b.early 8th cent.-d.late 8th cent.; the Indian Dzogchen master Vimalamitra is believed to have translated, composed, and concealed some of the central tantric teachings of the Nyingma tradition during the late eighth century reign of Tri Songdetsen; historically, very few details surrounding his life and teachings can be confirmed; the date of his arrival in Tibet have all been disputed; according to contemporary Nyingma accounts, he was born in India and became proficient in the sūtra-based scriptures before traveling to China to receive instructions from Śrī Siṃha; In China he received the Nyingtik teachings and achieved realization, then returned to India; In Tibet, he taught and translated a wide array of esoteric tantras, concealed the Nyingtik terma, and returned to China where he achieved the rainbow body; name variants: Bima; Bimala; Bimalamitra; Chema; Chemala; Chemala Miktra; Chemala Mutra; Drime Shenyen; Wylie: bi ma la mi tra) <https://treasuryoflives.org/biographies/view/Vimalamitra/9985> |
| Associated language | san |
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