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Paiṇḍapātika the Brahmin (Bram ze Bsod snyoms pa)

Dictionary Definition: 

  • A proper name? Tôh. no. 1365. Probably to be identified as the Bsod snyoms pa of Tôh. nos. 1764, 1881, 1882, 3680. Chimpa, THBI, p. 214, identifies him with Avadhūtipa (the student of Virūpa). In general paṇḍapātika simply means living on the food begged for and taken in the begging bowl.
  • Schaeffer, Crystal: lacking in Dngul sgong list; Gser sgong list no. 30 (Bsod snyoms pa); Shel sgong list no. 31; Brda'i man ngag list no. 37.
  • Nālandā, LMT, index.
  • Blue Annals, pp. 390-391, 393, 400, 1020.
  • D. Seyford Ruegg, Deux problèmes d'exégèse et de pratique tantriques selon Dīpaṅkaraśrījñāna et de Paiṇḍapātika de Yavadvīpa/Suvarṇadvīpa, contained in: M. Strickmann, ed., Tantric and Taoist Studies in Honour of R.A. Stein, vol. 1, Institut Belge des Hautes Études Chinoises (Bruxelles 1981), pp. 212-227.
  • Lévi, Nouveau document, p. 418. In siddha lineage between Vajrapāṇi and Abhayākaragupta. In Vajrayoginī lineage between Biso and Vinayagupta.
  • Lewis, Chronology, p. 154. He traveled together with Mar pa to Nālandā to meet Nāropa.

Bibliography:

  • Gshin rje gshed nag po'i maṇḍal gyi cho ga.
  • Guhyasamājābhisamaya nāma sādhana (Dpal gsang ba 'dus pa'i mngon par rtogs pa zhes bya ba'i sgrub pa'i thabs). Tôh. no. 1881. Dergé Tanjur, vol. PI, folios 109v.7-115v.1. Tr. by Śraddhākaravarman and Rin chen bzang po.
    • Dergé colophon: dpal gsang ba 'dus pa'i mngon par rtogs pa zhes bya ba'i sgrub pa'i thabs / slob dpon bsod snyoms pas mdzad pa rdzogs so // // rgya gar gyi mkhan po shraddhā ka ra warma dang / zhu chen gyi lo tsā ba dge slong rin chen bzang pos bsgyur cing zhus te slad kyis kyang bcos nas gtan la phab pa'o.
    • Black Hat Tanjur, p. 433.
  • Kālacakragarbhālaṅkārasādhana (Dpal dus kyi 'khor lo'i snying po'i rgyan zhes bya ba'i sgrub thabs). Tôh. no. 1365. Dergé Tanjur, vol. PA, folios 187v.2-197r.3. Tr. by Śrībhadrabodhi and Gyi jo Zla ba'i 'od zer.
    • KCDS, p. 13. Palmleaf Sanskrit manuscript in 9 folios belonging to the Nor bu gling ka. Only the Tibetan title is given: Dus kyi 'khor lo'i snying po rgyan zhes bya ba'i sgrub thabs.
    • Black Hat Tanjur, p. 425.
  • Maṇḍalavidhi (Dkyil 'khor gyi cho ga). Tôh. no. 1882. Dergé Tanjur, vol. PI, folios 115v.2-128r.2. Tr. by Śraddhākaravarman [he isn't actually mentioned in the colophon] and Rin chen bzang po.
    • Dergé colophon: de bzhin blo gros rno zhing 'gro ba rnams // srid pa'i rgya mtsho las ni 'don pa dang / sngags pa ma lus gsang sngags tshul gyis ni / yang dag man ngag legs par thob par shog // dkyil 'khor bri ba'i cho ga slob dpon bsod snyoms pas mdzad pa rdzogs so // // sgra bsgyur gyi lo tsā ba chen po dge slong rin chen bzang pos bsgyur ba'o.
    • Black Hat Tanjur, p. 432. Dkyil 'khor bri ba'i cho ga.
  • Nāthakālasādhana (Dpal mgon po nag po'i sgrub thabs). Tôh. no. 1764. Dergé Tanjur, vol. SHA, folios 255r.7-256v.4. Tr. by Sumatikīrti and Prajñākīrti.
  • Tārāgraprāpti (Sgrol ma mchog thob pa). Tôh. no. 3680. Dergé Tanjur, vol. MU, folio 311r.1-311r.5.