Jinamitra
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Jinamitra was an Indian pandit who travelled to Samye
Monastery in Tibet at the time of Trisong Deutsen to engage in translation. Jinamitra worked with Jnanagarbha and Devacandra along with other 'translators' (Tibetan: lotsawa
s), upon the Nirvana Sutra (Tibetan: myang 'das kyi mdo).
Samye
The Samye Monastery or Samye Gompa is the first Buddhist monastery built in Tibet, was most probably first constructed between 775 and 779 CE under the patronage of King Trisong Detsen of Tibet who sought to revitalize Buddhism, which had declined since its introduction by King Songtsen Gampo in...
Monastery in Tibet at the time of Trisong Deutsen to engage in translation. Jinamitra worked with Jnanagarbha and Devacandra along with other 'translators' (Tibetan: lotsawa
Lotsawa
Lotsawa is a Tibetan word used as a title to refer to the native Tibetan translators, such as Vairotsana, Rinchen Zangpo, Marpa and others, who worked alongside Indian scholars or panditas to translate the texts of the buddhist canon into Tibetan from Sanskrit, Chinese and other Asian languages...
s), upon the Nirvana Sutra (Tibetan: myang 'das kyi mdo).