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(Jap. Sansh
Enen),
c.
9th cent. CE, dharma-successor (
hassu
) of
Lin-chi
I-hsuan, to whom the compilation of
Rinzairoku
(
Lin-chi-lu
) is ascribed; but this is uncertain.

 
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Sanshin
.

Jap. for
trik
ya
.

 
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see
SANT TRADITION
.

 
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(Skt.; Tib., Zhi.ba.tsho;
c.
705–88 CE). Indian philosopher and chief exponent of the
Vijñav
da
-
M
dhyamaka
synthesis, who played a significant role in the ‘first diffusion’ (
snga.dar
) of Buddhism in Tibet (see
TIBETAN RELIGION
). A central feature of
ntarak
ita's system is his doctrine that the mind's capability of self-awareness
(Skt.,
svasa
vedana
) is the primary differentiation to be made between the mind and the objects of its awareness, which are said to be ‘inert’ (
ja
a
).
ntarak
ita first visited Tibet in 763 CE and a second time in 775, staying until his death. It was he who, according to
Padma.ka’i.thang.yig
(The Clear Decree of Padma; a 15th-cent.
terma
), advised King Trisong Detsen (Khri.srong.lde.brtsan) to invite
Padmasambh
va
to Tibet on the basis of the latter's supernatural powers, because of magical opposition to Buddhist teaching from the native
Bön
religion.
ntarak