Śāriputra (15th-century)

Śāriputra (c. 1335-1426 CE) was a 15th-century Indian Buddhist monk and scholar, and the last known abbot of the Bodh Gaya mahavihara in Bihar, India before its restoration in the 19th century. After he left Bodh Gaya, Sariputra subsequently travelled to Nepal, Tibet and China.

Among his activities include the restoration of the Swayambhunath caitya in Kathmandu. Following this, he spent some time in Tibet where he helped to establish tantric lineages that had originated in India. What we know of Sariputra's life is recorded in his Tibetan and Chinese biographies. Along with Dhyānabhadra (1289–1363 CE), Vanaratna (1384-1468 CE) and Buddhaguptanātha (1514-1610 CE), Śāriputra is among the last recorded Indian Buddhist figures of the pre-modern era.