Chandrakirti
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Born | India |
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Influenced by | Nagarjuna |
Aryadeva | |
Buddhapālita | |
Job | Writer |
Philosopher | |
Scholar | |
Books | Madhyamakāvatāra |
Introduction to the middle way | |
Four illusions | |
Madhyamakāvatāra: root text and auto-commentary along with Tibetan text, 6th chapter | |
School | Madhyamaka |
Died | 650 AD |
Influences | Nagarjuna |
Aryadeva | |
Buddhapālita | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 582724 |
Chandrakirti Life story
Chandrakirti or "Chandra" was a Buddhist scholar of the Madhyamaka school and a noted commentator on the works of Nagarjuna and those of his main disciple, Aryadeva. He wrote two influential works on madhyamaka, the Prasannapadā and the Madhyamakāvatāra.