The History of Bengal (Vol. I: Hindu Period; Vol. II: Muslim Period 1200–1757) v1.c19.s10.31

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Dīpaṅkara was received by the officers and the army of the king Chan Chūb in the frontier of Tibet. He stopped on the bank of Mānasa-sarovara for a week. Finally he reached the monastery at Tholing¹ with his party. He was given a grand ovation by the king in the capital. He moved from province to province and preached Mahāyāna doctrine. Brom-ton, founder of the first great hierarchy of Tibet, became his disciple. Dīpaṅkara succeeded there in eliminating Tantric and foreign elements from the Buddhist creed. He wrote several books on Buddhism during his stay in Tibet. Bodhipatha-pradīpa is the most prominent among them.² The authorship of about two hundred books is ascribed to him.³ He lived in Tibet for thirteen years and died there c. 1053 A.D. at the age of seventy-three. His memory is still cherished by the people of that country.