Bodhisattva ashvaghosha biography

  • bodhisattva ashvaghosha biography

    • Ashvaghosha

    Ashvaghosha (Skt. Aśvaghoṣa; Tib. རྟ་དབྱངས་, Tayang, Wyl.rta dbyangs) (b. ca. first century) — originally a Hindu master, known as Durdharṣakāla, Bhavideva (bha bi lha), or Mātṛceta[1], he became a Buddhist after being defeated in debate by Aryadeva[2] at Nalanda University.

    He went on to compose many texts in beautiful Sanskrit verse, including the Buddhacharita, the most famous work on the life of Buddha. He also authored the important Fifty Stanzas on Following a Teacher.[3]

    Writings Found in the Tengyur

    • The Hundred and Fifty Verse Praise, Toh
    • Verses in Praise of the Gaṇḍī, Toh
    • A Running Commentary on the Great Charnel Grounds Section of Fierce Activities from the Glorious Mahākāla Tantra, Toh
    • Concise Presentation of Root Transgressions of the Vajra Vehicle, Toh
    • Gross Transgressions, Toh
    • A Praise of the Five Deities of Mahākāruṇika of Maṇidvīpa, Toh
    • Fifty Verses on Guru Devotion, Toh
    • A He