An undertaking accomplished without analysis,
But who would regard it as wise?
After worms have eaten,
Although a letter may appear, they are not skilled writers.
~ Sakya Pandita, student of Shakyashri
http://nicbommarito.com/translation/sakyalegshe/sakyalegshe.pdf
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“Jagadhala, name of a place in Orissa where Sakya Sri Bhadra of Kasmir had taken refuge, after his flight from Odantapuri vihara when that place was sacked bv Bakhtyar Khilji in 1202 A.D.35”
The Indian Historical Quarterly – Volumes 30-31 – Page 144, 1954
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According to Taranatha, at Odantapuri the vihar was turned into a Tajik fort and pandits fled to other countries.9 Sakyasri went to Jagar- dala (Jagaddala) of Odivisa, i.e. in Orissa, and from there, three years after, to Tibet. Ratnaraksita went to …
Studies in Asian history: proceedings – Page 46
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Indian Council for Cultural Relations 1969
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taranatha
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikrama%C5%9B%C4%ABla_University
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakhtiyar_Khilji
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Shakyashri Bhadra (11271225), whose immense learning was incomparable even in
India, who was head of the famed dharma universities of Vikramashila and Nalanda, and who was continually blessed with visions of the mother of the buddhas, Arya Tara, was
the last of the great Indian panditas to visit Tibet. He is somehow less wellknown to Westerners than his two predecessors, perhaps because, unlike them, he did not compose
a major text of his own; yet his impact was immense. In Tibet, the name Shakyashri Bhadra, or Khache Panchen (‘the Mahapandita of Kashmir’), was known in the gompas of every tradition across the entire Himalayan plateau.
At Nyang, northeast of Sakya in Tsang, he was visited by the 23 yearold Khon lama and
future ‘Sakya Pandita’, Kunga Gyaltsen, whose knowledge of Sanskrit greatly impressed
the mahapandita. The descendants of Sachen had already inherited a vast ocean of
dharma, unrivalled by other institutions, of which the foremost were the tantric teachings
of the great lotsawas Bari, Drokmi and Mal.Through his studies with the mahapandita
and the junior panditas, the young Khon’s learning was increased yet more with works of
sutra, tantra and, importantly, classical secular subjects which were previously unknown3
in Tibet, brought from the now destroyed universities of India. Sapan returned to Sakya
to continue his studies with Sugatasri, one of the learned assistant panditas.
In 1214, after ten years in Tibet, he set out on the road back through Gungtang and Ngari
in the west of Tibet. Before departing Tibet, he donated his considerable remaining gold
to the astounded Trophu Lotsawa who had accompanied him that far. After a long but unmolested journey across the Himalayas by the now very aged mahapandita, he arrived back in the luscious valley of his Kashmiri homeland, not seen since his youth. There, he
restored many viharas and greatly increased the teachings, as the sun of dharma was
setting on the country of the Aryas. Shakyashri Bhadra passed into nirvana in 1225. His
life was one of remarkable accomplishments, and great historical significance. For the
fortunate followers of Shri Sakya, the blessings of Shakyshri Bhadra endure in the precious jenangs and sadhanas held by contemporary Sakya masters.
http://www.dechen.org/resources/pdfs/shakyashri.pdf
http://www.treasuryoflives.org/biographies/view/sakyasribhadra/2810
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Kha che pan chen (‘The Great Kashmiri Pandit“; Kha che, which literally means ‘big mouth‘, being the appellation by which the Tibetans refer to Kashmiris and Moslems). Kha che pan chen spent the years between 1204 and 1214 preaching
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The Royal Chapel (Chogyel Lakhang) depicts clay images of the ancient kings. Images of Atisha, Kamalashila, Padmasambhava, Shantarakshita, Manjushri, eleven-faced Avalokiteshwara,Vajrapani and Shakyashri of Kashmir are also seen in this chapel
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palcho_Monastery
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A Treasury of Aphoristic Jewels: The Subhāṣitaratnanidhi of Sa Skya Paṇḍita in Tibetan and Mongolian
Sa-skya Paṇḍi-ta Kun-dgaʼ-rgyal-mtshan, James E. Bosson, 1969
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I’ve always been interested in the Panditas of Kashmir. I’ve a cook book from one of their descendants. No onions or such. Hing only, Kashmir still has the best ( lump Asephetida) . They use more chilies than the Indians.