Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Mahāyāna Buddhism in Myanmar

     The Mahāyāna  and other allied cults (e.g., Mantrayāna and  Tantrayāna)  were introduced into Burma from Bihar and Bengal, during the rule of the Pāla and Sena dynasties; this is indicated not only the account of Tāranātha  but also by archaeological finds from Pagan.

     Tantric or Mahāyāna spread out in 5th or 6th AD in upper Burma. Aris(ariggaka) established Mantrayana and Tantrayana in Upper Burma in 10th – 13th AD. Read more

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