Vimalamitra

Vimalamitra ( Tib .: bi ma la mi tra ; also: dri med bshes gnyen ) was a Buddhist teacher of the 8th century and known as one of the greatest Indian scholars of his time.

Vimalamitra was initially a student of the tantric master Buddhaguhya . Later he also became a student of the Dzogchen master Sri Singha and then also a student of Jnanasutra . Both transmitted the teachings of Dzogchen to him. In the eighth century, Vimalamitra, along with Padmasambhava and Vairocana, was of great importance for the transmission of Buddhist teachings and especially the Dzogchen teachings to Tibet. He is therefore especially venerated in the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism . One of his most important teachings deals with the innermost essence (Tib .: snying thig , Nyingthik ) of the Dzogchen teachings. These have since been known as Vima-Nyingthik (Tib .: bi ma snying thig ). At the end of his time in Tibet, Vimalamitra followed his master Sri Singha to China ( Tang Dynasty ) to Mount Wu Tai Shan .

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SURNAME	Vimalamitra
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Drimed Shenyen (Tibetan)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Indian early Buddhist
DATE OF BIRTH	8th century
DATE OF DEATH	8th century or 9th century