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'''[[Dharmakirti]]''' (Tib. ''[[Chökyi Drakpa]]''; [[Wyl.]] ''[[chos kyi grags pa]]'') or '''[[Dharmapala]]''' (''[[chos skyong]]'') of [[Suvarnadvipa]] was the most important of [[Atisha]]'s [[teachers]]. In [[Tibetan]] he is known simply as '''[[Serlingpa]]''' ([[Wyl.]] ''[[gser gling pa]]''), literally 'the [[master]] from [[Suvarnadvipa]]', which is possibly Sumatra. [[Atisha]] is said to have stayed with him for twelve years receiving teachings on [[Lojong]]. | '''[[Dharmakirti]]''' (Tib. ''[[Chökyi Drakpa]]''; [[Wyl.]] ''[[chos kyi grags pa]]'') or '''[[Dharmapala]]''' (''[[chos skyong]]'') of [[Suvarnadvipa]] was the most important of [[Atisha]]'s [[teachers]]. In [[Tibetan]] he is known simply as '''[[Serlingpa]]''' ([[Wyl.]] ''[[gser gling pa]]''), literally 'the [[master]] from [[Suvarnadvipa]]', which is possibly Sumatra. [[Atisha]] is said to have stayed with him for twelve years receiving teachings on [[Lojong]]. | ||
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Dharmakirti (Tib. Chökyi Drakpa; Wyl. chos kyi grags pa) or Dharmapala (chos skyong) of Suvarnadvipa was the most important of Atisha's teachers. In Tibetan he is known simply as Serlingpa (Wyl. gser gling pa), literally 'the master from Suvarnadvipa', which is possibly Sumatra. Atisha is said to have stayed with him for twelve years receiving teachings on Lojong.
Writings
He wrote two texts on the Bodhicharyavatara summarizing its main points.
Further Reading
- David Seyfort Ruegg, The Literature of the Madhyamaka School of Philosophy in India, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 1981, pp. 109-110
