Dharmakirti
E449111
Dharmakirti was a 7th-century Indian Buddhist philosopher and logician renowned for his influential works on epistemology and the theory of inference.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dharmakirti canonical | 2 |
| Dharmakīrti | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4512952 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dharmakirti Context triple: [Uddyotakara, opposedThinkers, Dharmakirti]
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A.
Dignaga
Dignaga was a 5th–6th century Indian Buddhist philosopher and logician whose work laid the foundations of the Buddhist epistemological tradition and profoundly influenced later Indian and Tibetan thought.
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B.
Kumārila Bhaṭṭa
Kumārila Bhaṭṭa was a prominent 7th–8th century Indian philosopher and theologian known for his influential defense of Vedic ritualism and development of the Purva Mimamsa school.
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C.
Nagarjuna
Nagarjuna was an influential Indian Buddhist philosopher, traditionally regarded as the founder of the Madhyamaka (Middle Way) school of Mahayana Buddhism.
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D.
Jayanta Bhatta
Jayanta Bhatta was a prominent 9th-century Indian philosopher and logician of the Nyāya school, known for his influential works on epistemology, logic, and Hindu philosophical theology.
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E.
Vijnanabhikshu
Vijnanabhikshu was a prominent 16th-century Indian philosopher best known for his influential commentaries that systematized and harmonized the Samkhya, Yoga, and Vedanta traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dharmakirti Target entity description: Dharmakirti was a 7th-century Indian Buddhist philosopher and logician renowned for his influential works on epistemology and the theory of inference.
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A.
Dignaga
Dignaga was a 5th–6th century Indian Buddhist philosopher and logician whose work laid the foundations of the Buddhist epistemological tradition and profoundly influenced later Indian and Tibetan thought.
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B.
Kumārila Bhaṭṭa
Kumārila Bhaṭṭa was a prominent 7th–8th century Indian philosopher and theologian known for his influential defense of Vedic ritualism and development of the Purva Mimamsa school.
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C.
Nagarjuna
Nagarjuna was an influential Indian Buddhist philosopher, traditionally regarded as the founder of the Madhyamaka (Middle Way) school of Mahayana Buddhism.
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D.
Jayanta Bhatta
Jayanta Bhatta was a prominent 9th-century Indian philosopher and logician of the Nyāya school, known for his influential works on epistemology, logic, and Hindu philosophical theology.
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E.
Vijnanabhikshu
Vijnanabhikshu was a prominent 16th-century Indian philosopher best known for his influential commentaries that systematized and harmonized the Samkhya, Yoga, and Vedanta traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist logician
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Buddhist monk ⓘ Indian Buddhist philosopher ⓘ epistemologist ⓘ historical figure ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Nalanda tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| century | 7th century ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| doctrine |
apoha (exclusion) theory of universals
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causal efficacy as criterion of reality ⓘ momentariness of phenomena ⓘ only two pramanas: perception and inference ⓘ |
| era | Classical Indian philosophy ⓘ |
| influenced |
Dharmottara
NERFINISHED
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Jñanasrimitra NERFINISHED ⓘ Navya-Nyaya logicians NERFINISHED ⓘ Sakya Pandita NERFINISHED ⓘ Tibetan Buddhist scholasticism ⓘ later Indian Buddhist logicians ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Buddhist Abhidharma tradition
NERFINISHED
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Dignaga NERFINISHED ⓘ Vasubandhu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
apoha theory of meaning
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arguments for rebirth and continuity of consciousness ⓘ critique of non-Buddhist schools ⓘ defense of momentariness (ksanikavada) ⓘ development of Buddhist logic ⓘ theory of inference (anumana) ⓘ theory of pramana (valid cognition) ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
Buddhist metaphysics
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epistemology ⓘ logic ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ theory of inference ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Hetubindu
NERFINISHED
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Nyayabindu NERFINISHED ⓘ Pramanavarttika NERFINISHED ⓘ Pramanaviniscaya NERFINISHED ⓘ Sambandhapariksa NERFINISHED ⓘ Santanāntarasiddhi NERFINISHED ⓘ Vadamala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
Sautrantika
NERFINISHED
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Yogacara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Buddhist philosophy ⓘ |
| region |
South Asia
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surface form:
Indian subcontinent
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| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Dharmakirti Description of subject: Dharmakirti was a 7th-century Indian Buddhist philosopher and logician renowned for his influential works on epistemology and the theory of inference.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Dharmakīrti
this entity surface form:
Dharmakīrti