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Dharmarakṣita (Sanskrit, 'Protected by the Dharma')(Pali: Dhammarakkhita), was one of the
missionaries sent by the
Mauryan emperor Ashoka to proselytize...
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Dharmarakṣita is a c. 9th
century Indian Buddhist credited with
composing an
important Mahayana text
called the
Wheel of
Sharp Weapons (Tib. blo-sbyong...
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lovely religion of the Conqueror.'" (Mahavamsa, XII)
Dhammarakkhita (
Dharmaraksita in Sanskrit), was the Yona (Lit. "Ionian" or "Gr****")
leader of the...
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propagation of Buddhism, as some of the
emissaries of Ashoka, such as
Dharmaraksita, are
described in Pali
sources as
leading Gr**** (Yona)
Buddhist monks...
- the
spread of Buddhism, as some of the
emissaries of Ashoka, such as
Dharmaraksita, are
described in Pali
sources as
leading Gr**** ("Yona")
Buddhist monks...
- Dharma. Finally, some of the
emissaries of Ashoka, such as the
famous Dharmaraksita, are
described in Pali
sources as
leading Gr**** ("Yona")
Buddhist monks...
- Dharmakīrtiśrī (Wylie: gser
gling pa), and
sometimes as
Dharmarakṣita. In the
former case,
Dharmarakṣita is
identified as a
scholar at the
monastic university...
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period including Ratnākaraśānti,
Naropa and Jitari. He also
studied Dharmarakṣita at the
monastery of Odantapuri. Atiśa rose to
become a
senior scholar...
- was a
significant early Buddhist missioner. In the 3rd
century BCE,
Dharmaraksita—among others—was sent out by
emperor Ashoka to
proselytize and initially...
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Padmasambhava (Tibetan: Guru Rinpoche),
Gandharan founder of
Tibetan Buddhism Dharmaraksita (3rd
century BCE), Gr****
Buddhist missionary sent by
emperor Ashoka...
