Śāntarakṣita
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8th-century philosopher
Buddhist monk
Buddhist scholar
Indian Buddhist philosopher
Madhyamaka philosopher
Yogācāra philosopher
abbot
logician
Śāntarakṣita was an influential 8th-century Indian Buddhist philosopher and abbot of Nalanda, renowned for synthesizing Madhyamaka, Yogācāra, and Buddhist logic and for helping establish Buddhism in Tibet.
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8th-century philosopher
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Buddhist monk ⓘ Buddhist scholar ⓘ Indian Buddhist philosopher ⓘ Madhyamaka philosopher ⓘ Yogācāra philosopher ⓘ abbot ⓘ logician ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Nālandā Mahāvihāra
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Tibet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
systematization of Indian Buddhist philosophical schools
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transmission of Indian Buddhism to Tibet ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Tibet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| doctrine |
combining Yogācāra idealism with Madhyamaka emptiness
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two truths theory ⓘ use of autonomous syllogisms (svatantra) in Madhyamaka ⓘ |
| era | 8th century ⓘ |
| honorific | ācārya ⓘ |
| influenced |
Kamalashila
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Tibetan Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ later Madhyamaka commentators ⓘ |
| knownFor |
founding the Yogācāra-Svātantrika-Madhyamaka school
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helping establish Buddhism in Tibet ⓘ integrating Buddhist logic with Madhyamaka ⓘ synthesizing Madhyamaka and Yogācāra ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
Buddhist doxography
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Madhyamaka philosophy ⓘ Yogācāra philosophy ⓘ epistemology ⓘ logic ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Madhyamakālaṃkāra
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Madhyamakālaṃkāra-vṛtti NERFINISHED ⓘ Tattvasaṅgraha NERFINISHED ⓘ Tattvasaṅgraha-pañjikā NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Yogācāra-Svātantrika-Madhyamaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | abbot of Nālandā Mahāvihāra ⓘ |
| region |
South Asia
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surface form:
Indian subcontinent
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| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| roleInTibet |
helped found Samyé Monastery
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invited to Tibet by King Trisong Detsen ⓘ ordained the first Tibetan Buddhist monks ⓘ |
| student | Kamalashila NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teacherOf | Kamalashila NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tradition |
Buddhism
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Buddhist logic ⓘ Madhyamaka NERFINISHED ⓘ Yogācāra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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