rnam gnon tshul;Vikramaśīla;vikramaśīla;vikramaśīla;Famous monastic university of eastern Bihar, founded by the king Dharmapāla in about the year 800. It progressed until the decline of Nālanda and remained in existence until the Muslim invasions of the thirteenth century. Atīśa was its chancellor before coming to Tibet. +
'jam mgon kong sprul blo gros mtha' yas;Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Thaye;jamgön kongtrul lodrö thaye;(1813-1899) Extremely brilliant in his youth, recognized by the eleventh Situpa Pema Wangcho Gyelpo (1886-1952) as a tulku, he undertook, with other great masters — among them Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo, Mipham Rinpoche, Chogyur Dechen Lingpa and Dza Patrul — a great revivd movement known as the Rimé, the impartial approach. This movement was based on the spiritual experience and fundamental unity of the different traditions, beyond their specific formulations. Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Thaye left an immense heritage in the form of five treasures: ''The Encyclopedia of Traditional Knowledge (shes bya mdzod)'' in four volumes;''The Treasury of Precious Terma (rin chen gter mdzod)'' in sixty-three volumes;''The Treasury of Kagyu Tantras (bka' brgyud sngags mdzod)'' in eight volumes;''The Treasury of Essential Instructions ofthe Eight Practice Lineages (gdams ngag mdzod)'' in ten volumes;and ''The Treasury of Vast Words (rgya chen bka' mdzod)'' in ten volumes — his personal writings.<br>Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Thaye played an essential role in many lineages, compiling teachings and allowing for their continuous transmission. In the second generation, he had several emanations, the best known being Pelpung Kongtrul, Pelden Khyentse Öser (1904-1953), who became a link in the transmission of the Kamtsang-Kagyu lineage;Sechen Kongtrul Padma Drimé (1901-1960), who was Trungpa Rinpoche's (1939-1987) root lama, and Kyabje Kalu Rinpoche, who was recognized especially as the emanation of the enlightened activity of Jamgön Kongtrul. In the third generation, Pelpung Kongtml Chöki Senge Tenpe Gocha (1954-1992), disciple of the sixteenth Karmapa, was particularly well known;he taught in the West. +