Birth of Rahr- an ancient cradle of human civilization. root of eastern thought•
Rk-Vedic Age (15,000-12,000 years ago) and root of western Aryan civilization•
Shiva’s Advent (5000 BC) & Tantra Yoga-silver lining between east/west Hills stage civilization born at the end of Rk Vedic period and beginning of Yajur Vedic period; Kota- Alonia civilization (finds are older than Indus Valley).•
Post-Rk Vedic period , Composition of Upanishads (2000BC) & Indo-Aryan Exchange •
Mahars’i Kapila (Samkhya)- a little before Krs’na. Born in Patti Jhalda (Anandanagar)•
Krs’na’s birth (1500 BC);Plains stage; Atharva Vedic period; Veda Vyas period.•
Panini (520-460BC) & Maharsi Kanad from Gandhar in Afghanistan.Taxila; Rsi Kaushamba•
Buddha and Jain doctrines (500BC ) Magadh spread to Rahr•
Patainjali. ( 300 BC some say older) born in Patun vill. of Burdwan (Bengal)•
Maharsi Astavaktra 2000 years ago Aśt́ávakra Saḿhita (Raja Yoga/Rajadhira’j Yoga)́•
Adi Shankaracarya (788-822CE) Paoranika Dharma ..brought caste system;•
Natha Cult ( Matsyendranath(8th-9th century), Miinanatha, Gorakshanatha, Gohininatha, Caoranginatha, Mahendranatha, Bhartihari, etc.)•
Vasu Gupta (860-925) and Abhinava Gupta (975-1025);Valmiki (7-8th century);•
Tibetan Yogiis* (9th century onwards)•
Hatha Yoga Pradipika (15th century) by Swatmarama,disciple of Gorakhnatha.•
Kabir;Trailanga Swami & Totapuri –naga sanyasiins 17th century-20th century•
Babaji,Lahiri Mahasaya,Sri Yukteshvarji, Ramakrishna,Meher Babaji, Vishuddhanandaji, Anandamayii Ma' ;Pt.Gopinath kavirajji;• Vivekananda,Sri Krishnamacaryaj(1888-1991)i; Swami Shivananda•
Shrii Shrii Anandamurtiiji (1922-1990) Delta-stage Civilization•
Future civilization will probably be more influenced by cyber-space rather than constraints of the physical space.
*Tibetan Buddhism Date Line •
Padama Sambhava , learned prince of Oddiyana in 7th century AD was first to spread Mahayani Buddhism in Tibet •
Kumarayan was Kashmiri pandit who was invited to China..married chinese princess Jiiva' and did groundwork pracar in buddhism in laddhak.He translated scriptures in Chinese too.His son Kumarjiiva spent most of his life in China.•
Kadampa School was founded by Atisha Dipamkar (982-1054 AD) based on renunciation & compassion. Atisha was born in Bengal; served as the abbot of the Buddhist university in Vikramshiila and spent his last days in Tibet.• Dromtonpa Gyalwai Jungue (1004-64) was eminent disciple of Atisha.•
Geluk Tradition in 14th and 15th centuries(1357-1419) in a monastry founded by Tsongkhapa Lobzang Drakpa.His student Gedun Drup (1391-1474) was 1st Dalai Lama.•
The Sakya tradition introduced by Indian master Virupa & in Tibet by the charismatic translator Drokmi Lotsawa (993-1077);Kunga Nyingpo (1092-1158);Sakya Pandita(1182-1251);Chogyal Phakpa(1235-80) was tutor to Mongol emperor Kublai Khan.•
The Kagyu tradition : Mahasiddha Tilopa(988-1069);Naropa (1016/1060-1100);Marpa(1012-1097);Jetsun Milarepa(1040-1123)..KarmapaDusum Khyenpa(1110-1193)•
Other Tibetan lineages include: Shangpa kagyu;Chod (Yoginii Machik Labdron 1055-1153); Shije;kalacakra; Urgyen Nyendrub; Siddha Urgyenpa (1230-1309)have survived.•
6th Dalai Lama Tsang yang Gyatso•
China invaded Tibet on June 25th,1950•
The extra-ordinary life of Khyentse Rinpoche ended on 28th Sept. 1991.•
Currently, 14th dalai lama is: Tenzin Gyatso
