The Treasury of Lives

Śīlendrabodhi was an Indian translator active in the eighth century. Nothing is known of his life save for the titles of texts he translated. These include Asaṅga's Abhidharmasamuccaya, Vasubhanu's Viṃśātikā, the Vajracchedikāprajñāpāramitāsūtra, the Mahāparinirvāṇasūtra, and the Ghanavyūhasūtra.

He collaborated with the Indians Jinamitra, Jñānasiddhi, and Śākyaprabha, Dānaśīla, and others, and the Tibetans Yeshe De (ye shes sde) and Kawa Peltsek (ska ba dpal brtsegs).

Alexander Gardner is Director and Chief Editor of the Treasury of Lives. He completed his PhD in Buddhist Studies at the University of Michigan in 2007. He is the author of The Life of Jamgon Kongtrul The Great.

Published November 2019

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