Su ren dra bo de

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Other names / Alternative spellings 

Su ren 'dra' bo de (ms. PT 1582) 

Su 'dren dra bo de (ms. PT 1311)

Surendrabodhi (reconctructed name) 

Social groups (status, family, lineage...) 

rGya gar (Indian)

mkhan po 

Period of activity 

VIIIth century ? 

IXth century 

Reign of Khri lDe srong brtsan ? 

Reign of Khri gTsug lde brtsan ? 

Biographical data 

Su ren dra bo de was an Indian scholar (mkhan po) who worked on translations with the [tibetan translator] ban 'de Be ro tsa na / Bo ro tsha na and the Indian scholar Shag kya bra ba / Shag kya pra ba (ms. PT 1582, PT 1311).

Su ren dra bo de also worked with ban de Ye shes sde on the translation of buddhist texts [into Tibetan] (ms. PT 2105).  

Titles 

mkhan po (ms. PT 2105).

Notes 

See Lalou 1939-1961 doc. n° 1311, 1582, 2105. 

According to sGra sbyor bam po gnyis pa and the chronicle attributed to Ne'u Pandita, Su ren dra bo de was in Tibet in the time of Khri lDe srong brtsan (see "su rendra bo dhi" and "su renta bo dhi" in rTa rdo 2005 ed. p. 70, 205, "su ra i.ndra bo dhi" in Ne'u Pandita 2005 ed. p. 23). 

Mss. PT 1582 and PT 1311 could point to earlier times, since (Pa gor ?) Be ro tsa na is usually associated with the reign of Khri Srong lde btsan. 

According to Nyang Nyi ma 'od zer, Su ren dra bo de was invited in the time of Khri gTsug lde brtsan Ral pa can (see "su ren dra bo dhi" in Nyang Nyi ma 'od zer 2010 ed. p. 389). 

Su ren dra bo de may sometime be confused with another indian scholar named Shi len dra bo de (see "su lendra bo dhi" in Ne'u Pandita 2005 ed. p. 24).