The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (947 page)

) and the
Great Commentary
(
loka
) on the Abhisamay
la
k
ra of Maitreya, and commentaries on all the major works of the Prajñ
p
ramit
(
Perfection of Wisdom
) corpus, all of which are still indispensable materials for study in Tibetan monastic institutions.

 
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(16th cent.).
Hindu devotee of
R
dh
and
K
a
, and founder (or inspiration) of a cult bearing his name. He wrote a small amount of Hind
verse (e.g.
Kelim
l
, ‘Garland of Divine Play’, in which he imagines himself as the attendant of R
dh
), but was remembered also for his skill as a musician. The Harid
sas have made vital contributions to Indian music, and include Purandarad
sa (1480–1564), who laid the foundations for Karnatak/Carnatic music of the modern period. The cult divided into two sects in the 17th cent., the one being ascetic, the other remaining based on the household. The two continue in
V
nd
vana
to the present day.