taranatha

taranatha was a writer, compiler, translator and buddhist monk (1575–1634). He was born at Tibet and died at Lhasa.

taranatha in brief

Born
1575
Died
1634
Known for
writer, compiler, translator and buddhist monk
Place of birth
Tibet
Contents

Formation and teaching

He trained under Krsnabhatt, Khewang Jampa Lhündrub, Chöku Lhawang Drakpa and Jé Do Ringpa Kün Ga Gyaltsen.

As a teacher, taranatha is recorded in connection with Dutsi Gyurme, Ngawang Trinle, Gyal Khar Tsé Dung Gyü, Gyaltsab Yeshe Gyatso, Kunga Rinchen Gyatso and Künga Trinlé Wangmo. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style.

Catalogued works

6 works under this name are catalogued by Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1872 to 1987.

Tāranātha's history of Buddhism in India / translated from the Tibetan by Lama Chimpa, Alaka Chattopadhyaya ; edited by Debiprasad Chattopadhyaya., dated 1980, held by Wellcome Collection. Kulārṇava tantra / Introduction : Arthur Avalon (Sir John Woodroffe) ; readings : M. P. Pandit ; Sanskrit text : Tārānātha Vidyāratna., dated 1965, held by Wellcome Collection. Shatchakra-nirūpana and Pādukāpanchaka / edited by Tārānātha Vidyāratna ; revised by Pañchānana Bhattācharyā., dated 1987, held by Wellcome Collection. Gayāśrāddhādipaddhatiḥ / Tārānātha Tarkavācaspati bhaṭṭācāryya viracitā., dated 1872, held by Wellcome Collection. [Mudrārāksasam Srīyukta Vāvu Varadāprasāda Majumdārasya prārthanaya ...] / [Mudraraksasa; edited by Tārānātha Tarkavāchaspati Bhattāchārya]., dated 1926 [i.e. 1870], held by Wellcome Collection. Tantrik texts / edited by Arthur Avalon., dated 1913-, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

Wellcome Collection: 6 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

9 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

On the Two Truths Theory in the dBu ma theg mchog of Taranatha, Journal of Indian and Buddhist Studies (Indogaku Bukkyogaku Kenkyu), 2012. On the First Chapter of the dBu ma theg mchog by Taranatha, Journal of Indian and Buddhist Studies (Indogaku Bukkyogaku Kenkyu), 2010. <i>Tantrik Texts: Vol. III. -- Prapancha sara tantra</i>. Arthur Avalon , Taranatha Viclyaratna, Isis, 1920. SADHANS OF YELLOW, RED AND GREEN MAHAKALA IN THE WORK OF TARANATHA: “THE PRECIOUS SOURCE OF SADHANAS OF THE OCEAN OF IDAMS”, BUDDHIST STUDIES: ALMANAC, 2021. Pre: Surgical orthopedic pre-maxillary alignment in bilateral cleft lip and palate patient, Contemporary Clinical Dentistry, 2012. The Lineage of Spiritual Succession of the First Bogd Gegen of Mongolia Zanabazar (1634–1723) in His Secret Namtar and on the Thangka, Mongolian Diaspora, 2023. ON THE ISSUE OF CLASSIFICATION OF BUDDHIST SACRAL FORMULAS, RUDN Journal of Philosophy, 2018. History of Buddhism in Mongolia in Essay of Kensur Ngawang-Nima “Coverage of Classical Sources on History of Buddhism”, Научный диалог, 2021. Lines of development of the tibetan editions of gzungs bsdus collection first printed in the rtag brtan monastery founded by Tāranātha, RUDN Journal of Philosophy, 2014.

Digitised editions and texts

10 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

Mystic Tales Of Lama Taranatha (1944) — Internet Archive. Vachaspatya - Pt.12 (1878) — Internet Archive. Mahāvīracaritam (1843) — Internet Archive. Dhaatu Rupaadarsha’ (1869) — Internet Archive. Târanâtha's Geschichte des Buddhismus in Indien aus dem Tibetischen uebers. von A. Schiefner (1869) — Internet Archive. Vacaspatyam volume 1 — Internet Archive. Buddizm, ego dogmaty, istorīi︠a︡ i literatura (1869) — Internet Archive. Vachaspatya pt.2 (1873) — Internet Archive. Vachaspatya Pt.3 (1873) — Internet Archive. Vachaspatya Part. 7 (1875) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 17 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 7 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 7 means 7 genuinely separate publishers of record. 14 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

training under Krsnabhatt, Khewang Jampa Lhündrub and Chöku Lhawang Drakpa is recorded. Dutsi Gyurme, Ngawang Trinle and Gyal Khar Tsé Dung Gyü are recorded as having studied under taranatha. the recorded working language is Tibetan.

The field of work recorded is Tibetan Buddhism.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Tibet and Tibet Autonomous Region.

Chronology

  1. 1575taranatha born at Tibet.
  2. 1634taranatha died at Lhasa.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    <i>Tantrik Texts: Vol. III. -- Prapancha sara tantra</i>. Arthur Avalon , Taranatha Viclyaratna, Isis, 1920

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    On the First Chapter of the dBu ma theg mchog by Taranatha, Journal of Indian and Buddhist Studies (Indogaku Bukkyogaku Kenkyu), 2010

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

    Consult the source
  3. 3.

    On the Two Truths Theory in the dBu ma theg mchog of Taranatha, Journal of Indian and Buddhist Studies (Indogaku Bukkyogaku Kenkyu), 2012

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    OpenStreetMap gazetteer entry for Taranatha Ayurveda Mandira, National High School Road, VV Puram, V.V Puram, Bengaluru Central City Corporation, Bengaluru, Bangalore North, Bengaluru Urban, Karnataka, 560004, India

    Institutional database · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 5 articles naming taranatha.

    open access index · Unverified

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  6. 6.

    Gemeinsame Normdatei 1146960654, Taranatha.

    authority file · Unverified · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek

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  7. 7.

    Internet Archive, 69 digitised items catalogued under taranatha as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  8. 8.

    Semantic Scholar corpus, 8 publications naming taranatha.

    scholarly index · Unverified

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  9. 9.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 6 works naming taranatha.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  10. 10.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q2062909: taranatha

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

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  11. 11.

    “Taranatha”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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