Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s1.t6.7

v1.c7.s1.t6.7

practicing the doctrine of Exoteric Buddhism to teach monk tshad ma rnam vgrel, mngon par rtogs pavi rgyan, dbu ma, mngon pa mdzod, sdom gsum rab tu dbye ba and other sutras. Na len dra used to house 700 to 1,000 monks and some eminent monks who completed their study built temples and preached Buddhism *dharma* in different regions. Therefore, dbu ma established many branch temples and had important influence on Tibetan Buddhism.