Śāntibhadra

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MainNamePhon Śāntibhadra
AltNamesOther Badantabarma  ·  Bharohamtung  ·  Chiterwa  ·  Hangdu Karpo  ·  Mahākarunika  ·  Chiterwa  ·  Tsaham Pandita Zhiwa Zangpo (

zhi ba bzang po)

YearBirth ca. 11th century
StudentOf Nāropa
TeacherOf 'gos khug pa lhas btsas  ·  mar pa chos kyi blo gros  ·  'brog mi lo tsA ba
BDRC https://www.tbrc.org/#!rid=P4CZ10531
IsInGyatsa No
BnwShortPersonBio Bu ston’s History (Obermiller, The History of Buddhism, 217, 218; and Szerb, Bu Ston's History, 94, 95) lists Śāntibhadra as an Indian teacher of Gö Khukpa Lhatsé and Marpa Lotsawa. See also Cyrus Stearns, Luminous Lives: The Story of the Early Masters of the Lam ’bras Tradition in Tibet (Boston: Wisdom Publications, 2001), 85, 206-207, 210-211, where his aliases are given as Badantabarma, Bharohamtung, Chiterwa, Hangdu Karpo, Mahākarunika, Chiterwa, and Tsaham Pandita Zhiwa Zangpo. Śāntibhadra was a disciple of Nāropa and the Tibetan translator ’Brog mi studied under him in Nepal. (Source Accessed Aug 20, 2020. See note 47)
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