Samye Monastery
Samye, in the Yarlung valley of central Tibet (Lhokha region, near the Tsangpo river), is traditionally regarded as the first Buddhist monastery built in Tibet, constructed in the late eighth century under King Trisong Detsen. According to Tibetan tradition the tantric master Padmasambhava was invited to subdue the obstacles to its construction, and the abbot Śāntarakṣita ordained the first Tibetan monks there.
12 most-discussed ideas
Teachers who lived here
Works composed here
- 900
The Chapter on Going Forth
- 900
The Chapter on the Restoration Rite
- 900
The Chapter on Lifting Restrictions
- 900
The Chapter on the Rains
- 900
The Chapter on Medicines
- 900
The Perfection of Wisdom in One Hundred Thousand Lines
- 900
The Perfection of Wisdom in Twenty-Five Thousand Lines
- 900
The Perfection of Wisdom in Eighteen Thousand Lines
- 900
The Transcendent Perfection of Wisdom in Ten Thousand Lines
- 900
The Perfection of Wisdom “Kauśika”
- 900
The Heart of the Perfection of Wisdom, the Blessed Mother
- 900
The Sūryagarbha Perfection of Wisdom
- 900
The Candragarbha Perfection of Wisdom
- 900
The Samantabhadra Perfection of Wisdom
- 900
The Benefits of the Five Precepts
- 900
The Sūtra of the Sun
- 900
The Sūtra of the Moon (1)
- 900
The Ten Bhūmis
- 900
The Chapter on the Scale of Life
- 900
The Dwellings of Bodhisattvas
- 900
The Stem Array
- 900
The Chapter Teaching the Purification of Boundless Gateways
- 900
The Secrets of the Realized Ones
- 900
The Teaching on Dreams
- 900
The Teaching of the Armor Array
- 900
The Teaching on the Indivisible Nature of the Realm of Phenomena
- 900
The Exposition on the Universal Gateway
- 900
The Teaching on the Effulgence of Light
- 900
The Collected Teachings on the Bodhisatva
- 900
The Teaching to the Venerable Nanda on Dwelling in the Womb
- 900
The Teaching to the Venerable Nanda on Entry into the Womb
- 900
The Array of Virtues of Mañjuśrī’s Buddha Realm
- 900
The Questions of Pūrṇa
- 900
The Questions of Rāṣṭrapāla (1)
- 900
Vidyutprāpta’s Questions
- 900
The Prophecy for Bhadra the Illusionist
- 900
The Great Lion’s Roar of Maitreya
- 900
Determining the Vinaya: Upāli’s Questions
- 900
Inspiring Determination
- 900
The Sūtra of the Question of Subāhu
- 900
Surata’s Questions
- 900
The Questions of the Householder Vīradatta
- 900
King Udayana of Vatsa’s Questions
- 900
The Inquiry of the Girl Sumati
- 900
The Questions of Gaṅgottarā
- 900
Aśokadattā’s Prophecy
- 900
The Questions of Guṇaratnasaṅkusumita
- 900
The Teaching on the Inconceivable Scope of a Buddha
- 900
Siṃha’s Questions
- 900
The Questions of Bhadrapāla the Merchant
- 900
The Questions of the Girl Vimalaśraddhā
- 900
The Question of Maitreya (1)
- 900
The Question of Maitreya (2) on the Eight Qualities
- 900
The Seer Vyāsa’s Questions
- 900
The Good Eon
- 900
The Play in Full
- 900
The Miraculous Play of Mañjuśrī
- 900
The Chapter on Mañjuśrī’s Magical Display
- 900
The Precious Discourse on the Blessed One’s Extensive Wisdom That Leads to Infinite Certainty
- 900
The Ornament of the Light of Awareness That Enters the Domain of All Buddhas
- 900
Upholding the Roots of Virtue
- 900
The Teaching by the Child Inconceivable Radiance
- 900
Expounding the Qualities of the Thus-Gone Ones’ Buddhafields
- 900
Unraveling the Intent
- 900
Gayāśīrṣa Hill
- 900
The White Lotus of Compassion
- 900
The White Lotus of the Good Dharma
- 900
The King of the Array of All Dharma Qualities
- 900
The Display of the Pure Land of Sukhāvatī
- 900
The Basket’s Display
- 900
Infinite Jewels
- 900
The Sūtra on Wisdom at the Hour of Death
- 900
The Jewel Mine
- 900
The Gold Sūtra
- 900
Like Gold Dust
- 900
The King of Samādhis Sūtra
- 900
Appearing Differently to All While Not Departing from Emptiness, the Essence of the True Nature of Things
- 900
The Absorption of the Miraculous Ascertainment of Peace
- 900
The Illusory Absorption
- 900
The Absorption of the Thus-Gone One’s Wisdom Seal
Ideas shaped here
Concepts most frequently discussed in the works composed at Samye Monastery. Click any to trace the idea across time and place.
- The bodhisattva69 passages
- Dhāraṇī (mnemonic formula)59 passages
- Emptiness37 passages
- Mantra33 passages
- Merit30 passages
- Karma (action and its fruit)25 passages
- The perfections20 passages
- Buddha (the awakened one)20 passages
- The awakening mind17 passages
- Tathāgata16 passages
- Dependent origination16 passages
- The five aggregates15 passages