The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1218 page)
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Kamakura Schools
(of Japanese Buddhism)
:
(of Japanese Buddhism)
:
Kamala
la
la(
c.
740–95 CE).
Indian Yog
c
ra-
M
dhyamaka
pupil of
ntarak
ita
, who significantly determined the form of Buddhism in Tibet during its ‘first diffusion’ (
snga.dar
) there. During
ntarak
ita's time in Tibet, many Ch’an teachers were arriving from China, whose ‘sudden attainment’ (
ston.min.pa.
) understanding of enlightenment contrasted with
ntarak
ita's own ‘gradualist’ (
rtsen.min.pa
) approach to realization. On
c.
740–95 CE).
Indian Yog
cra-M
dhyamakapupil of
ntarakita, who significantly determined the form of Buddhism in Tibet during its ‘first diffusion’ (
snga.dar
) there. During
ntarakita's time in Tibet, many Ch’an teachers were arriving from China, whose ‘sudden attainment’ (ston.min.pa.
) understanding of enlightenment contrasted with
ntarakita's own ‘gradualist’ (rtsen.min.pa
) approach to realization. On
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