Dharmarakṣita (Sanskrit), or Dhammarakkhita (Pali) (translation: Protected by the Dharma), was one of the missionaries sent by the Mauryan emperor Ashoka to proselytize the Buddhist faith. He is described as being a Greek (Pali: `Yona`, lit. `Ionian`) in the Mahavamsa, and his activities are indicative of the strength of the Hellenistic Gree...
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[9th century] Dharmarakṣita is a c. 9th century Indian Buddhist credited with composing an important Mahayana text called the Wheel of Sharp Weapons (Tib. blo-sbyong mtshon-cha `khor-lo). He was the teacher of Atiśa, who was instrumental in establishing a second wave of Buddhism in Tibet. `Wheel of Sharp Weapons` is an abbreviated title ...
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