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'''Haribhadra''' (Tib. ''Senge Zangpo'', [[ | '''Haribhadra''' (Tib. ''Senge Zangpo'', [[Wyl.]] ''seng ge bzang po'') (late 8th C.) was a great [[pandita]] and master of the [[prajnaparamita]] teachings. He received instructions directly from [[Maitreya]] and composed the ''[[Sphutartha]]'', which is the most celebrated commentary on Maitreya's ''[[Abhisamayalankara]]''. [[Taranatha]] says he was a disciple of [[Shantarakshita]]. He was a teacher of [[Buddhajñanapada]]. | ||
==Writings== | ==Writings== | ||
*[[Sphutartha]] | *[[Sphutartha]] | ||
*Light Ornament: A Great Commentary on the 8,000 Verses | *Light Ornament: A Great Commentary on the Prajnaparamita in 8,000 Verses | ||
*Easy-to-Comprehend Commentary on the Difficult Points of the Condensed Sutra | *Easy-to-Comprehend Commentary on the Difficult Points of the Condensed Sutra | ||
*Eight Chapters on the 25,000 | *Eight Chapters on the 25,000 | ||
==Further Reading== | ==Further Reading== | ||
*David Seyfort Ruegg, ''The Literature of the Madhyamaka School of Philosophy in India'', Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 1981, pp. 101-103 | |||
*Lobsang N. Tsonawa, ''Indian Buddhist Pandits from The Jewel Garland of Buddhist History'', Dharamsala: Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, 1985. | *Lobsang N. Tsonawa, ''Indian Buddhist Pandits from The Jewel Garland of Buddhist History'', Dharamsala: Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, 1985. | ||
Revision as of 13:51, 12 November 2010
Haribhadra (Tib. Senge Zangpo, Wyl. seng ge bzang po) (late 8th C.) was a great pandita and master of the prajnaparamita teachings. He received instructions directly from Maitreya and composed the Sphutartha, which is the most celebrated commentary on Maitreya's Abhisamayalankara. Taranatha says he was a disciple of Shantarakshita. He was a teacher of Buddhajñanapada.
Writings
- Sphutartha
- Light Ornament: A Great Commentary on the Prajnaparamita in 8,000 Verses
- Easy-to-Comprehend Commentary on the Difficult Points of the Condensed Sutra
- Eight Chapters on the 25,000
Further Reading
- David Seyfort Ruegg, The Literature of the Madhyamaka School of Philosophy in India, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 1981, pp. 101-103
- Lobsang N. Tsonawa, Indian Buddhist Pandits from The Jewel Garland of Buddhist History, Dharamsala: Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, 1985.