Taranatha biography of abraham

Buddhaguptanātha (1514-1610), an Indian tantric master, (16^th century) was a very important teacher for Jonang and Shangpa Kagyu master and lineage holder, Tāranātha.

His life was  recorded in extensive detail by Tāranātha who wrote his biography around the year 1601.

Taranatha biography of abraham

In 1590, Buddhaguptanātha visited Tibet. In fact,  Tāranātha’s well-known account of ‘The History of Buddhism in India’ is largely based on what this Indian master taught him. According to various scholarly and primary sources, Tāranātha received over 500 different teachings on the Highest Yoga Tantra from Buddhagupta.

In this brief note, I collect together some of the research and translation that has been done on their connection, including a particularly inspiring description of Buddhagupta by Tāranātha.

David Templeman, who has translated and written much about both the life of Buddhagupta and Tāranātha reports in Buddhaguptanatha and the Late Survival of the Siddha Trad