Jinamitra

Jinamitra was an Indian pandita who travelled to Samye in the Tibetan Empire to engage in translation, at the time of Trisong Detsen, in the eighth century CE.^[1] Jinamitra worked with Jñānagarbha and Devacandra to translate the Mahāyāna Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra^[2] and was a famous lotsawa (translator).^[3] He is also known for his translation of the Avatamsaka Sutra from Sanskrit to Tibetan.^[4]

Notes

1. "Jinamitra". Dharma Dictionary. 2008. Retrieved January 29, 2008.
2. Hodge, Stephen (2004). "Textual History of the Mahāyāna-mahāparinirvāna-sūtra". Archived from the original on 2005-04-04. Retrieved 2008-01-29.
3. "myang 'das kyi mdo". Dharma Dictionary. 2008. Retrieved January 29, 2008.
4. Susumu, Otake (2007). "On the origin and early development of the Buddhāvataṃsaka Sūtra". In Hamar, Imre (ed.). Reflecting Mirrors: Perspectives on Huayan Buddhism. Asiatische Forschungen.