Atiśa

982–1054

Indian Buddhist teacher who helped revive Buddhism in Tibet.

Known as

Monk

Category

Religious Figures

Born

982, Bikrampur

Died

1054, Nyêtang

Alive at the same time as Atiśa

• Ibn al-Haytham c. 965–c. 1040, physicist
• Bi Sheng c. 970–c. 1051, inventor
• Rajendra I c. 971–1044, emperor
• Al-Biruni 973–c. 1050, scholar
• Yaroslav the Wise c. 978–1054, prince
• Avicenna c. 980–1037, philosopher and physician
• Tughril I c. 990–1063, sultan
• Mahmud al-Kashgari c. 1005–c. 1102, scholar
• Pope Urban II c. 1035–1099, pope
• Rashi 1040–1105, rabbi
• Hasan-i Sabbah c. 1050–1124, religious leader
• Milarepa c. 1052–c. 1135, mystic

Portrait: Unknown不具名 [Tibet (a Kadampa monastery)], Public domain.