Ka ma la shi la

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Other names / Alternative spellings 

Kamâlashîla (reconstructed name) 

Kamālaśīla (reconstructed name) 

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

rGya gar (Indian) 

mkhan po 

Period of activity

VIIIth century 

Reign of Khri Srong lde brtsan 

Biographical data 

Ka ma la shi la was the author of the 'Phags pa sa lu ljang pa rgya cher 'greld pa (ms. PT 553 l. 1a1) which was translated by Su ren dra bo de and the lo tsa ba ban de Ye shes sdes (ms. PT 2105) 

Titles 

A tsa rya (ms. PT 814 l. 9a4) 

slob dpon (ms. PT 2105) 

Notes 

See Lalou 1939-1961 doc. n° 553, 814, 2105 

According to dBa' bzhed, Ka ma la shi la was a disciple of the mkhan po Bo dhi sa tva, and was invited from Nepal in the time of Khri Srong lde btsan in order to engage in religious debates against the followers of the Chinese master Hva shang (see dBa' bzhed 2010 ed. p. 39, transl. in Wangdu, Diemberger, Sørensen 2000 Diemberger p. 78-79).