History of Buddhism in India and Tibet

History of Buddhism in India and its Spread to Tibet (bde gshegs bstan pa'i gsal byed chos hyi 'byung gnas) (Tibetan : བུ་སྟོན་ཆོས་འབྱུང, Wylie : bu ston chos 'byung) is a historical text by Buton Rinchen Drub, a famous Sakya master, written either in 1322 ^[1] or 1356. ^[2]

The History of Buddhism was translated into English by Eugene Obermiller in 1931. It was translated by Ngawang Zangpo and by Lisa Stein then published in 2013 by Shambhala Publications.

See also

• Ne'u chos-'byung

Published

• Obermiller, E.: The history of Buddhism (Chos ḥbyung) by Bu-ston. I The Jewellery of Scripture, II The history of Buddhism in India and Tibet. Harrassowitz, 1931–2; Reprinted 1986, New Delhi: Sri Satguru Publications.
• Buton Rinchen Drub, (c.1356) 2013. History of Buddhism in India and its Spread to Tibet. Translated by Ngawang Zangpo and Lisa Stein, Boston: Shambhala Publications.

References

1. Nishioka Soshū (西岡祖秀) (1980). ""Putōn bukkyōshi" mokurokubu sakuin I" 「プトゥン仏教史」目録部索引I[Index to Buton (Rinchen Drub)'s History of Buddhism (Tripitaka) Catalog Part I]. 東京大学文学部·文化交流研究施設研究紀要[Tokyo University Department of Literature – Annual Report of the Institute for the Study of Cultural Exchange] (in Japanese) (4): 61. プトゥン・リンチェン・ドゥプ Bu ston Rin chen bgrub (1290-1364) によって1322年に著わされた「プトゥン仏教史」．．．(trans. to English : Buton's History of Buddhism (in India and Tibet) written in 1322 by Buton Rinchen Drub Rinpoche (1290-1364)…)
2. Tsering Namgyal, "Buton Rinchen Drub", Treasury of Lives, September 2012.