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'''Chandragomin''' - a famous Indian master and scholar who was a lay practitioner, or ''[[upasaka]]'', who dressed in white robes and upheld the five precepts (not to kill, steal, commit sexual misconduct or take intoxicants) and famously challenged [[Chandrakirti]] to a debate in [[Nalanda]] that lasted for many years. His writings include ''[[Letter to a Disciple]]''. | '''Chandragomin''' - a famous Indian master and scholar who was a lay practitioner, or ''[[upasaka]]'', who dressed in white robes and upheld the five precepts (not to kill, steal, commit sexual misconduct or take intoxicants) and famously challenged [[Chandrakirti]] to a debate in [[Nalanda]] that lasted for many years. His writings include ''[[Twenty Verses on the Bodhisattva Vow]]'' and ''[[Letter to a Disciple]]''. | ||
[[Category:Historical Masters]] | [[Category:Historical Masters]] | ||
[[Category:Indian Masters]] | [[Category:Indian Masters]] | ||
Revision as of 11:36, 17 July 2007
Chandragomin - a famous Indian master and scholar who was a lay practitioner, or upasaka, who dressed in white robes and upheld the five precepts (not to kill, steal, commit sexual misconduct or take intoxicants) and famously challenged Chandrakirti to a debate in Nalanda that lasted for many years. His writings include Twenty Verses on the Bodhisattva Vow and Letter to a Disciple.