Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s1.t10.2

v1.c7.s1.t10.2

“Xi Jie” (thi byed) is from Tibetan Language that means “still quiescence” or “to quench”. Its Tibetan full name is “Du A Xi Jie” (sdug bsng thi byed) that means “to perish the pain”. It is said that studying the doctrines and arguments of Xi Jie Sect can quench or eliminate all the troubles and pains in the world, hence it got the name “Xi Jie Pai”. From the 11th-15th centuries CE, this sect had ever had a great impact in Tibet. But later its impacts gradually faded away.