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The Life of the Tang Court Monk Vajrabodhi as Chronicled by Lü Xiang (呂向): South Indian and Śrī Laṅkān Antecedents to the Arrival of the Buddhist Vajrayāna in Eighth-Century Java and China
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and was the son of a King by the name of Īśānavarman. Vajrabodhi probably converted to Buddhism at the age of sixteen, although some accounts place him at the Buddhist institution of
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when he arrived in 723, particularly focusing on the "yoga" portions of the text. His own rendition details provides an outline for the key elements of yoga including the
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school in Japan. Like Subhakarasimha, Vajrabodhi had ties to high court circles and enjoyed the patronage of imperial princesses; he also taught Korean monk
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As is common with many Buddhist masters, his biographers portray him as an intelligent child who studied many texts including those belonging to
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Cho, Yi-Liang (2006). Tantrism in China. In: Payne, Richard, K. "Tantric Buddhism in East Asia", Wisdom Publications, pp.47-51.
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techniques. He also provided guidance on techniques for making offerings, erecting altars and bestowing abhiṣeka.
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India and China : interactions through Buddhism and diplomacy ; a collection of essays
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The Origins of Higher Learning: Knowledge networks and the early development of universities
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merchant-vessels, and by AD 720 was ensconced in the Jianfu Temple at the Chinese capital,
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Buddhism. He is notable for introducing Vajrayana Buddhism in the territories of the
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route had been traversed by several scholars prior, and mirrored the reach of
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7/8th-century Indian Vajrayana Buddhist monk and teacher in Tang-dynasty China
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and the qualifications that each disciple requires for entry into the
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Nalanda, Srivijaya and Beyond: Re-exploring Buddhist Art in Asia
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Vajrabodhi is considered among the first major teachers of the
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which subsequently evolved into a distinct form known as
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tradition distinct from that taught at Nālandā. This
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According to most accounts, Vajrabodhi was born to a
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