Candrakīrti
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Candrakīrti was a 7th-century Indian Buddhist philosopher and commentator renowned for his influential expositions of Madhyamaka (Middle Way) thought, especially through works like the Madhyamakāvatāra.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Candrakīrti canonical | 3 |
| Candrakirti | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9566194 — 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: Candrakīrti Context triple: [Nagarjuna, influenced, Candrakīrti]
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Dharmakirti
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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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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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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Vidyadhara
Vidyadhara was a prominent 11th-century Chandela king of central India, known for his military resistance against Mahmud of Ghazni and for patronizing art and architecture in the Bundelkhand region.
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Kumārajīva
Kumārajīva was a renowned 4th–5th century Buddhist monk, scholar, and translator whose influential Chinese translations of key Mahāyāna texts profoundly shaped East Asian Buddhism.
- 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: Candrakīrti Target entity description: Candrakīrti was a 7th-century Indian Buddhist philosopher and commentator renowned for his influential expositions of Madhyamaka (Middle Way) thought, especially through works like the Madhyamakāvatāra.
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A.
Dharmakirti
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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B.
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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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.
Vidyadhara
Vidyadhara was a prominent 11th-century Chandela king of central India, known for his military resistance against Mahmud of Ghazni and for patronizing art and architecture in the Bundelkhand region.
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E.
Kumārajīva
Kumārajīva was a renowned 4th–5th century Buddhist monk, scholar, and translator whose influential Chinese translations of key Mahāyāna texts profoundly shaped East Asian Buddhism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist monk
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Indian Buddhist philosopher ⓘ Madhyamaka philosopher ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Nālandā monastic university NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryActive | 7th century ⓘ |
| historicalReputation |
key figure in defining Prāsaṅgika vs Svātantrika distinction
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major authority for later Tibetan scholasticism ⓘ |
| influenced |
Prāsaṅgika interpretation in Tibetan Buddhism
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Tibetan Madhyamaka tradition ⓘ Tsongkhapa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Buddhapālita
NERFINISHED
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Nāgārjuna NERFINISHED ⓘ Āryadeva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
commentaries on Nāgārjuna
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critique of autonomous syllogisms (svatantra-anumāna) ⓘ defense of Nāgārjuna’s Madhyamaka ⓘ exposition of emptiness (śūnyatā) ⓘ use of prasaṅga (reductio) arguments ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| Madhyamakāvatāra_subject |
realization of emptiness
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stages of the bodhisattva path ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Catuḥśataka-ṭīkā
NERFINISHED
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Madhyamakāvatāra NERFINISHED ⓘ Madhyamakāvatāra-bhāṣya NERFINISHED ⓘ Prasannapadā NERFINISHED ⓘ Yuktiṣaṣṭikā-vṛtti NERFINISHED ⓘ Āryadeva-śataka-ṭīkā NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalDiscipline |
Buddhist philosophy
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Epistemology ⓘ Metaphysics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalPosition |
critique of Yogācāra (Cittamātra) interpretations
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emphasis on conventional truth in everyday practice ⓘ interpretation of Madhyamaka as non-assertive ⓘ rejection of inherent existence (svabhāva) ⓘ two truths doctrine (conventional and ultimate) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Prasannapadā_type | commentary on Nāgārjuna’s Mūlamadhyamakakārikā ⓘ |
| region | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| role |
commentator on Madhyamaka texts
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systematizer of Prāsaṅgika-Madhyamaka ⓘ |
| school | Prāsaṅgika-Madhyamaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOfCommentaryOn |
Catuḥśataka
NERFINISHED
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Mūlamadhyamakakārikā NERFINISHED ⓘ Yuktiṣaṣṭikā NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tradition | Madhyamaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| viewOnPath | bodhisattva path as explained in Madhyamakāvatāra ⓘ |
| viewOnPractice | union of wisdom (prajñā) and compassion (karuṇā) ⓘ |
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Subject: Candrakīrti Description of subject: Candrakīrti was a 7th-century Indian Buddhist philosopher and commentator renowned for his influential expositions of Madhyamaka (Middle Way) thought, especially through works like the Madhyamakāvatāra.
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