Chel Lotsāwa Chokyi Zangpo
Chel Lotsāwa Chokyi Zangpo (dpyal lo tsA ba chos kyi bzang po) (1161? - 1229). A Tibetan lama and translator He was born into a family line of tantric practitioners and well-known translators.[1] As a young man, he traveled to India, visiting Bodhgaya, Nalanda, and other places.[1] In Bodhgaya, he studied the Sanskrit language and the Prajnaparamita sutras with several pandits. In Nalanda, he received novice monk vows from the monastery's abbot, Śākyaśrībhadra. He also received teachings from Śākyaśrībhadrav on sutras and tantras.[1]
When he returned to Tibet, he became a teacher of Tropu Lotsāwa Jampa Pel. Tropu Lotsāwa travelled to India himself, and invited Śākyaśrībhadra to come to Tibet. When Śākyaśrībhadra arrived in Tibet, Chel recieved further teachings from him, and worked with him on several translations.[1]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3
Chel Lotsāwa Chokyi Zangpo, Treasury of Lives
Further reading
- Chel Lotsāwa Chokyi Zangpo, Treasury of Lives