Later dissemination of the teaching

Tibetan name
Wylie transliteration : bstan pa phyi dar
Chinese name
Simplified : 后 弘 期
Pinyin : Houhongqi

The later spread of the doctrine ( Tib. Bstan pa phyi dar ) refers to the period in Tibetan history of the renewed evangelization of Tibet to Buddhism, after it was in decline under Tsenpo ( btsan po ) Lang Darma ( glang dar ma ).

The following Buddhist personalities are included in the period:

• Three wise men from Tibet (bod kyi mkhas pa mi gsum) from the 9th century, three Tibetan monks who escaped to Amdo
• Lume Tshälthrim Sherab (klu mes tshul khrims shes rab), a Buddhist revival
• Rinchen Sangpo (rin chen bzang po; 958-1055), great translator of Buddhist scriptures
• Drogmi Shakya Yeshe ('Brog mi Shakya Ye shes; 993-1074), Tibetan translator
• Khön Phupa Chökyi Gyelpo ('khon phu ba chos kyi rgyal po; 1069-1144); younger brother of Machik Shama (Ma gcig Zha ma, 1062-1149), famous master of Tantric Buddhism

See also

• Previous dissemination of the teaching ( bstan pa snga dar )

References and footnotes

1. ↑ Chinese Houhongqi 后 弘 期
2. ↑ On the periodization of Tibetan history , cf. himalaya.socanth.cam.ac.uk: Some Reflections on the Periodization of Tibetan History (Bryan J. Cuevas; PDF; 136 kB)
3. ↑ Page no longer available , search in web archives: tarthang.com (left column)
4. ↑ Mar Shakyamuni ( dmar sha kya mu ne ; Ma Shijia Nouni 玛 • 释迦牟尼), Yo Geyung ( g.Yo dGe 'byung ; Rao Gejiong 尧 • 格 迥), Tsang Rabsal ( gTsang Rab gsal ; Zang Raosai 藏 •饶 赛)
5. ↑ Chinese Qianhongqi 前 弘 期