Dharmapala Rakshita

Dharmapala Rakshita or Dharmapalaraksita (T. dharma pA la rakShi ta; Chinese 达玛巴拉 (答儿麻八剌剌吉塔) ), also Dharmapala (* 1268 ; † 1287 ), was the son of Chögyel Phagpa's brother Chagna Dorje ( T. phyag na rdo rje ). From 1281 to 1287 he was head of the Sakya School of Tibetan Buddhism . From 1281 to 1286 he was the Imperial Teacher (dishi / ti shri; English Imperial Preceptor) of the Mongol Emperor Shizu ( Kublai Khan ). He was the third person to serve as the central government's highest monk official for Buddhist affairs.

literature

Naihui Ma: Documents and illustrations on the social history of Tibet, China , Beijing 1995 ( Chinese )

Footnotes

↑ Chinese Qiana Duoji 恰那多吉
↑ drogmi.org: Throneholders of Sakya ( Memento of the original from January 5, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed on September 19, 2009) @1@ 2

↑ Ma, p. 19.

personal data
SURNAME	Dharmapala Rakshita
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Dharmapalaraksita; Dharmapala
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Head of the Sakya school of Tibetan Buddhism; Imperial teacher (dishi)
DATE OF BIRTH	1268
DATE OF DEATH	1287

[1] Chinese Qiana Duoji 恰那多吉

[2] rogmi.org: Throneholders of Sakya ( Memento of the original from January 5, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed on September 19, 2009) @1@ 2

[3] Ma, p. 19.