The Tibetan Iconography of Buddhas, Bodhisattvas and other Deities
author: Lokesh Chandra
edition: 2002, D. K. Printworld Pvt. Ltd.
pages: 807
ISBN-10: 812460178X
ISBN-13: 9788124601785
Topic: Tibetan-buddhism
Jinamitra
This chapter describes Jinamitra located on page 636 and contained in the collection "Protective Deities: Mahakala (21 Manifestations)" in the book Tibetan Iconography (a unique pantheon). This book deals with the iconography of deities within the Pantheon of Tibetan Buddhism, such as Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, Arhats, Matrkas (Goddesses), Gurus (Teachers), Protective Deities and various other spiritual entities. The Buddhist art and iconography in this book is accompanied by Chinese eulogies.
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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Jinamitra” according to 4 books dealing with Buddhism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra [by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön]
– In Mahavyut., no. 1368: Paramarthasamvritisatyanirdesha), tr. by Shakyaprabha, Jinamitra and Dharmatashhila, in the first quarter of the 9th century. On p. 113, fol. 279a3, the Buddha proposes as the only title of the sutra: Kun rdzob dan don dam pahI bden pa bstan pa....
Read full contents: Appendix 9 - The Prashanta-sutra
Blue Annals (deb-ther sngon-po) [by George N. Roerich]
The lineage of the mngon pa kun btus (Abhidharmasamuccaya) Part I The continuity of teaching of the Abhidharmasamuccaya in the "Abode of Snows" (Tibet): The Buddha, Maitreya (byams pa), Asanga (thogs Vasubandhu (dbyig gnen), Sthiramati (blo brtan), Purnavardhana (gang spel), the Kashmirian Jinamitra, ka ba dpal brtsegs, cog ro klu i rgyal mtshan, zhang ye shes sde. The latter taught the system to lha lung dpal gyi rdo rje, nam nang zla ba i rdo rje, dbas rgyal ba ye shes....
Read full contents: Chapter 3 - Abhidharma lineages
Bodhisattvacharyavatara [by Andreas Kretschmar]
During the reign of King Tride Songtsen, the son of Trisong Detsen, six other masters are mentioned in particular: the Preceptor Prajnavarma, Shakya Simha, Surendrabodhi, Jinamitra, Danashila, and Viryasimhakara....
Read full contents: Translator’s Introduction
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