Dhṛṭaka

Dhṛṭaka or Dhītika (提多迦)^[1] was a Buddhist monk from Magadha. ^[2][3] He is recognized as the fifth Indian patriarch in Chan Buddhism as recorded in the Record of the Dharma-Jewel throughout Successive Generations (歴代法寶記). His teacher was Upagupta.

Dhṛṭaka
Personal life
Born	Magadha
Occupation	Bhikṣu
Religious life
Religion	Buddhism
Lineage	Chan Buddhism
Senior posting
Teacher	Upagupta

Translations of Dhṛṭaka
Sanskrit	Dhṛṭaka or Dhītika
Chinese	提多迦 (Pinyin: Tíduōjiā)
Japanese	提多迦（だいたか） (Rōmaji: Daitaka)
Korean	제다가 (RR: Jedaga)
Tibetan	དྷི་ཏི་ཀ་ (Wylie: dhi ti ka))
Vietnamese	Đề Đa Ca
Glossary of Buddhism

Life

Dhṛṭaka was the son of a wealthy brahmin. After ordaining as a Buddhist monk, he traveled to Mathura where he trained under Upagupta. Under his teacher's guidance, Dhṛṭaka received the sevenfold instructions and achieved arhatship.

According to tradition, Dhṛṭaka proselytized extensively, successfully introducing Buddhism to the Tokharians in central Asia.^[4] In the lineage of Chan Buddhism, he traveled to Madhyadeśa, where he converted Micchaka and his 8,000 disciples to Buddhism.^[5][6]