Buddhists born to Brahmin families
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There have been various notable Buddhists born to Brahmin families. Some like Sariputra and Maudgalyayana were the Buddha's disciples, while some like Bodhidharma were missionaries spreading Buddhism beyond India. Others like Asvaghosa were poets; others like Chandragomin were grammarians. Both Sramanas and Brahmanas (whether Sramana or not) are important in terms of spirituality.
| Name | Birthplace | Sect | Philosophy | Accomplishments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amoghavajra[1] | Central Asia (to a father from North India and a mother from Samarkand) | Mantranaya | Spread Esoteric Buddhism in China (see: Tangmi). | |
| Asvaghosa [2] | Sravasti, Central India, 2nd century CE | Mahayana | Wrote the Buddhacharita; considered (with Nagarjuna) a co-founder of Mahayana Buddhism. His philosophy was favored in the court of Kanishka. | |
| Bakula[3] | ||||
| Basunaga | Krisnaraja, Andhra Pradesh | Had 500 (or more) followers who accompanied him to Central India in search of Acharya Asanga, requesting him to preach Buddhism to householders in Krishnaraja[4] | ||
| Buddhayasa[5] | Kashmir, 4th century CE | Mahayana | Became the pupil of a monk at age 13, mastered one million verses at age 19, and age 27 he went to Kashgar to teach Buddhism where crown prince Dharmagupta appreciated his talented and invited him to live in his palace. | |
| Chandragomin[6] | Varendra, Bengal, in 8th century CE | Mahayana | Traveled south, where he wrote a commentary of Panini. He is the author of sixty books in Sanskrit on Buddhism, which have been translated into Tibetan. He was one of the best products of Nalanda university who made an important contribution to its reputation. | |
| Cuda Panthaka[7] | Sravasti (near modern Balrampur), Uttar Pradesh, 6th century BCE | Had 1,600 disciples at one period who he taught on Nemindhara Mountain. Was a disciple of the Buddha. | ||
| Dharmakirti | Trimalaya, in the Chudamani Kingdom of Andhra Pradesh, in 7th century CE | Mahayana | Logic | Called a "Viprabhiksu" by Bhaskara. |
| Dharmapala[8] | Achieved Presidency of Nalanda in favor of Silabhadra. He wrote a Sanskrit grammatical commentary called "Varna-Sutra-Vritti-nama" on the original grammar or Mahacharya Chandragomin. He wrote four Buddhistic works in Sanskrit which are all translated into Tibetan. They are called 1) Aambaba-pratyaya-dhyana-sastravyakhya, 2) Vidyamatra-siddhi-shastra-vyakhya, 3) Satasastra-vaipulya-vyakhy, 4) Vali-tattva-samgraha. | |||
| Dharmaruchi[9] | Tamil Nadu, in 5th century CE | Mahayana | Spread Buddhism in China. Appointed head of traveling Buddhist community with him of 700 who knew Sanskrit. Translated 53 works into Chinese. Empress Wu-Tso-thien had ordered his name to change from Dharmaruci to another name, and so he chose Bodhiruci. | |
| Dharmavardhana[10] | ||||
| Dharmottara[11] | Kashmir | |||
| Dhitika | Ujjayini, Madhya Pradesh | Converted King Minara of Tukhara (modern-day Kashgar), his son Imhasa, the Brahmin Siddha of Kamarupa and the Brahmin Adarpa of Malava[12] He converted many Brahmins.[13] | ||
| Dignaga[14] | Simhavakta (near Kanchipuram), Tamil Nadu, in 5th century CE | Mahayana | Yogacara | Is very important in Buddhism, especially Buddhist logic. Wrote several works, including Hetucakra. |
| Gautama Dharmaprajna[15] | Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, in 5th century CE | Śrāvakayāna | Went to China to preach the dharma; appointed governor of Yan-sen district[16] | |
| Divakara Mitra[17] | 7th century CE | Śrāvakayāna | Headed an ashram in the Vindhya mountains where followers of all schools (e.g., Charvakas, Jains, Vaishnavas) lived in harmony and debated. His ashram is where Rajyasri, the unfortunate sister of king Harsa was rescued from self-immolation | |
| Gopaka[7] | ||||
| Guhyashila[18] | ||||
| Humkara[19] | ||||
| Jivaka | Mahayana sage, who restored the status of the Buddha[10] | |||
| Jnanadharma[20] | ||||
| Jnanasrimitra[21] | wrote the Vajrayana-dvau-antau-vikasana | |||
| Kacanna[22] | ||||
| Kalika[23] | ||||
| Kumarajiva | Spread Buddhism in China; imprisoned for his work | |||
| Kukuraja[24] | ||||
| Maksika | Orissa | After being converted by Vasubandhu, he converted several people to Buddhism.[25] | ||
| Manjushrimitra[26] | ||||
| Matrceta | A non-Buddhist sage, he defeated several Buddhist sages in debate until he was defeated by the Brahmin Aryadeva and converted. He wrote poems praising the Buddha, which became popular amongst Buddhists throughout India.[27] | |||
| Nagasena[28] | ||||
| Palden Dekyong[29] | ||||
| Rahulabhadra (aka Rahularuci, Sarojavajra, Padmavajra) |
Orissa | Converted King Ratnapala and his Brahmin minister to Buddhism | ||
| Ratnavajra[30] | Kashmir | |||
| Sariputra[31] | ||||
| Shankarananda | Wrote several scriptural commentaries[32] | |||
| Shantideva | Gujarat | |||
| Shantarakshita (Kashmiri Pandit) | ||||
| Sharmakirti[11] | ||||
| Shilabhadra | Son of the Samatata Kingdom. | |||
| Tilopa | Chatigava (Bangladesh)[33] | A Mahasiddha | ||
| Vajrabodhi[34] | ||||
| Malitavamba Thera | Bharuch (Bharukaccha), Gujarat | Joined Buddha's order during the Buddha's lifetime[35][36] | ||
| Vanavasi[7] | ||||
| Varahadeva[37] | Constructed the Ajanta caves Nos. XVI and XVII during the reign of Vakataka King Harisena. | |||
| Vinitaruchi[38] | South India | Went to China to spread the dharma |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
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