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Born c.480
Died c.540
Notable Works “Hetuchakra” • “Pramanasamuccaya”
Subjects Of Study perception
Devadatta
Buddhist monk
Dharmakīrti
Indian philosopher
Vasubandhu
Indian Buddhist philosopher
Candrakīrti
Buddhist scholar
Udayanacharya
Hindu logician
Fyodor Ippolitovich Shcherbatskoy
Russian scholar
Raghunatha Shiromani
Indian philosopher
Amoghavajra
Buddhist monk
Buddha
Buddha
founder of Buddhism
Nagarjuna
Nagarjuna
Buddhist philosopher
Pillar commemorating Ashoka at Vaishali
Ashoka
emperor of India
Lobsang Sangay
Lobsang Sangay
Tibetan scholar and political leader
Bodhidharma
Buddhist monk
Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh
Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh
Indian spiritual leader
Kumarajiva
Buddhist scholar
Ananda
Ananda
Buddhist monk
Mahendra
Buddhist missionary
Śāntirakṣita
Indian teacher
Bhāvaviveka
Indian Buddhist philosopher
Shariputra
disciple of the Buddha