Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.55.1

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Tibetan Buddhism, at this time, entered the so-called period of the later propagation of Buddhism. Through the common efforts of Tibetan and Indian monks, some Tibetan monks arrived in India in search of the dharma and many famous Indian monks came to Tibet to expound the scriptural texts. This led to the overall revival of Tibetan Buddhism. With greater support of the Tibetan King Songnei, Buddhism became renowned and its knowledge spread. He selected 21 youths from the area of Alisan and sent them to India. He exhorted them to invite master Bao Jingang (Ratnavajra) from the land of Kaśmīra, master Damo Boluo (Dharmapāla) from eastern India and master Moni Zhou (Maṇidvīpa) from the land of Jialu in the West. They further learned two tantras and a compendium from master Bore Fuli from central India (1: *Jimi* (*Guhyasamāja*); 2: *She zhenshi jing* (*Tattvasaṃgraha*) and also the *She zhenshi jing qingxi zang she lun* (*Compendium of the Storehouse of Joy from the Tattvasaṃgraha*). From Moni Zhou and Damo Boluo they learned the *Duanchu e zhang xu* (*Tantra about the Doing Away with the Obstacles of Evil*) and a commentary. They learned the *Mantuoluo sanbai sishi zun* (*340 Venerables of the Maṇḍala*), made by Shengtian, and the Maṇḍala ritual of the Jimi (*Guhyasamāja*) (made by the bodhisattvas Fo Zhizu and Longmeng). From master Bao Jingang, they learned *Shilun* (*Kālacakra*) and the *Si jingangzuo xu shi lun* (*Explanation of the Tantra about Four Vajrāsanas*).