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By Alaka Chattopadhyaya & Lama Chimpa, Debiprasad Chattopadhyaya

ISBN-10: 8120806964

ISBN-13: 9788120806962

Born in A.D. 1575, Lama Taranatha wrote this publication in 1608. V. Vasil'ev of St. Petersburg translated it from Tibetan into Russian in April 1869 through the German translation of the textual content by way of Schiefner additionally released from St. Peterburg in October of an identical 12 months. In view of the profound value of the paintings for figuring out Indian historical past generally and of the historical past of Buddhism specifically. smooth students have generally utilizing especially Schiefner's German translation of the historical past for many years and this for various reasons

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Ch. 3. avasika] himself attained nirviil)a in *Campa. avasika's preaching amounted to about a lakh and the number of th~ aJ'hat-s also reached about ten thousand. According to the tradition of Kashmir, Madhyantika also must be counted as one in the succession of teachers who were entrusted with the Law, because while living in the madhyadda he looked after the . , Law for fifteen years. avasika were few in number. avasika looked after the Law. [Fal SA] Therefore, it is said that the successors of (those entrusted with) the Law should be counted as eight.

Law for fifteen years. avasika were few in number. avasika looked after the Law. [Fal SA] Therefore, it is said that the successors of (those entrusted with) the Law should be counted as eight. According to others, the Teacher had himself predicted that Madhyantika was to convert Kashmir. So Ananda directly instructed him to do so. avasika with the Law. Therefore, only seven are to be counted in this line of succession. , The Tibetans follow this view. 20 The third chapter containing the account of the period of king Sudhanu.

Avasika were few in number. avasika looked after the Law. [Fal SA] Therefore, it is said that the successors of (those entrusted with) the Law should be counted as eight. According to others, the Teacher had himself predicted that Madhyantika was to convert Kashmir. So Ananda directly instructed him to do so. avasika with the Law. Therefore, only seven are to be counted in this line of succession. , The Tibetans follow this view. 20 The third chapter containing the account of the period of king Sudhanu.

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