People/Jinamitra

Jinamitra

ཇིནམིཏྲ

Jinamitra was an Indian paṇḍita who participated in the translation of scores of Buddhist scriptures into Tibetan, including a version of the Mahāparinirvāṇasūtra. Among his most frequent Tibetan collaborators were Yeshe De and Lui Gyeltsen.

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Other names

• slob dpon dzi na mi tra · other names (Wylie)

"This sūtra became an important scriptural source for the discussion of buddha-nature in China and is famous for associating the term buddhadhātu with tathāgatagarbha.

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