The Spread of Buddhism

Abadai Sayin Khan 401, 406

Abadai Tayiúi 405

Acala 262, 263

Agathocles 141

Ahura Mazd 77, 90, 106, 111

(jñta) Kauinya 5, 17–23, 33–39,

41, 42

Alexander, the Great 5, 51, 132–134,

138, 155

Altan Khan 13, 396–399, 401–403,

405, 408, 418

AmÜa Spntas 77

Ajaka 102

Ammonius 156

Amoghavajra (Ch. Bukong ) 250,

258, 261–267, 297

An Lushan 262

An Shigao 19, 60, 92, 93,

169, 219

An Xuan 204, 206

nanda 54

Ananta 326

Anhye 291

Antialcidas 141

Antiochus of Syria 186

Aoba 403

Apis 85

Apollo 142

Arava 54

Aribuqa Khan 387, 388

AÜi Vauh 87

A oka 4, 6, 15, 50–57, 63, 81, 88, 100,

136–139, 141, 149, 157, 159, 161

A vajit 17

Atik ta 270, 297

Ati a 12, 350, 353, 356–360

see also D pakara r jñna; Jo-bo-rje

Avalokite vara 297, 311, 312, 314,

328, 329, 397, 437

Ayusi Güüsi 400

Azes 81

Baatur Qongtayiúi 412

Ban Chao 100

Ban Gu 207

Bardesanes 151

dBa’-gsal-snang 317, 321

see also Ye-shes-dbang-po

Basilides 151–154

Bhadrika 17

Bhalluka (Bhallika) 59, 132, 204

Bharata 49

Bhtikbhaya 148

Bh kut 312

Bian Shao 213

Bimbisra 54

Blo-gros-snying-po 405

Blo-bzang-chos-kyi-rgyal-mtshan,  rst

Pa-chen Rin-po-che 402

Blo-bzang-dpal-ldan-ye-shes, third

Pa-chen Rin-po-che 417

Blo-bzang-’phrin-las 418

Blo-bzang-rta-mgrin 420

also called rTsa-ba rTa-mgrin (Zava

Damdin)

Blo-bzang-bstan-’dzin-rgya-mtsho 412

Blo-bzang-bstan-pa’i-rgyal-mtshan

(Öndör Gegen) 406

Blo-bzang-ye-shes-dpal-bzang-po 421

Boddomazdo () 87

Bodhidharma (Chin. Putidamo

or ) 14,

439–447, 450–454

Bo Faju 103

Bo He 228

Boqut clan 107

Bo Yan 103

Bo Yuanxin 103

Brahma 26, 58, 90, 109

Bran-ka dPal-gyi-yon-tan 333

’Bri-gung-pa Rinpoche 384

see also sPyan-snga Rin-po-che

’Brog-mi 361 –363

’Brom-ston 357, 360

’Brom-ston rgyal-ba’i ’byung-gnas 357

see also ’Brom-ston

Bru-chen g.yung-drung bla-ma 370

Buddhaj va 177, 181

Buddhapaka 141

Buddharaka 24

Buddhavarman 24

Buddhaya as 82, 97, 176, 180, 181,

191

Bügü Khan 108

Bu-ston Rin-po-che 364

Byams-chen-chos-rje

Shkya-ye-shes 409

Byang-chub 324

INDEX OF NAMES

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