Who is Atish Dipankar University of Science and Technology?
To honor the great ancient Bengali Buddhist scholar Atish Dipankar Srijnan, Atish Dipankar University of Science & Technology was established by the Atish Dipankar Foundation with the initiative of a group of philanthropists, industrialists and academics.
Why was Atish Dipankar given the name Atish?
At 29, he took full monastic ordination under Acharya Shilarakshita (the chancellor and an eminent scholar at Odantapuri Mahavihara in Magadha, the second oldest university in ancient India), and because of his outstanding knowledge and wisdom was named Atish Dipankar Srigyan, meaning “glorious wisdom source of light.”
How long has Atisha Dipankar srijnan been venerated?
Atisha Dipankar Srijnan has been venerated for nearly 1000 years as an outstanding religious personality in Tibet and Asia countries north of the Himalayas.
Who are the parents of Atish Dipankar srigyan?
Named Chandragarbha by his parents, Atish was born in 980 to a royal family in Bengal. His father was called Kalyanasri, and his mother, Prabhabati. From a young age, he displayed a great interest in knowledge and the wisdom of the Dharma, and at the age of 19, was ordained as a novice monk and given the name Dipankar Srigyan.
How old is the temple of Atish Dipankar?
On 13 April 2012, archaeologists announced the discovery of a 2.5-meter-wide wall around three feet below the surface, which was thought to belong to a Buddhist temple; this was confirmed on 23 March 2013. They also unearthed around 100 Buddhist statues, sculptures, and copper plates, and declared the site to be around 1,000 years old.
Where did Atish Dipankar become Chancellor of Buddhist University?
In 1024, King Mahipala I (r. c. 988–1038) of the Pala dynasty made him chancellor of the Buddhist university Vikramshila, in Bhagalpur District in today’s Bihar State. From there he went to Tibet, where Buddhism was in decline, at the invitation of the Tibetan king, arriving there in 1042.