Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.55.5

v1.c7.55.5

The Indian Padang Basangjie transmitted the teaching of boreboluomiduo (prajñāpāramitā) which became the fundamental teaching of the Xijie (Zhi-byed) school. Yoga master Qiongbo went seven times to India to study. He was close to many people there, of whom the main were the following six: Da Jingangzuo, Mile Ba, Juduo Yuqie, Luohouluo Juduo, Nigu Kongxingmu and Lechengjiu Kongxingmu. After his return to Tibet, he built 108 temples in the area of Xiang. He promoted Buddhism for 30 years. He had more than 80,000 disciples and it is claimed that he lived for 150 years. His teaching formed a separate branch, Xiang ba of the Jiaju (Bka’-brgyud) school.