Topic summary
Maitripa
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Maitripada.
Time at Nalanda and Vikramashila
Maitripada was known to have left Vikramashila at some point although the sources differ as to the exact reason. According to one account by Padma Karpo, he was engaged in a doctrinal dispute with his guru, Ratnākaraśānti who expounded the Yogachara school of thought. As a result of this dispute, Ratnākaraśānti is said to have ripped part of Maitripada's robes. Nepalese sources detail that following this dispute, the bodhisattva, Avalokiteśvara appeared in Maitripada's dreams and urged him to renounce the monastic life.