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Trisong Detsen, khri srong lde btsan: 2 definitions

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Trisong Detsen means something in Buddhism, Pali, the history of ancient India. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Trisong Detsen in Tibetan Buddhism glossary
: Rigpa Shedra: Wiki

Trisong Detsen (c. 742-c.800) refers to one of the �Three Ancestral Religious Kings� (Tibetan: mes dbon rnam gsum) who were the most famous of Tibet’s ancient kings having made the greatest contribution to establishing the teachings of the Buddha in Tibet.—King Tri Songdetsen (khri srong lde brtsan [btsan]) or Tri Songdetsen (khri srong lde'u btsan) (742-c.800/755-797) was the thirty-eighth king of Tibet, son of King Me Aktsom, second of the three great religious kings and one of the main disciples of Guru Rinpoche. It was due to his efforts that the great masters Shantarakshita and Guru Padmasambhava came from India and established Buddhism firmly in Tibet.

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (Բ) are collected indepently.

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India history and geography

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Trisong Detsen in India history glossary
: academia.edu: The Chronological History of Tibetan Buddhism

King Trisong Detsen (95-144 CE), the second patron of Buddhism.—During the reign of King Khri-sron-deu-tsari or Trisong Detsen, Indian Buddhist monks Shantarakshita, Padmasambhava and Vimalamitra were invited to Tibet which led to the revival of Tibetan Buddhsim.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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