Āryadeva
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Bodhisattva (in later tradition)
Indian Buddhist philosopher
Madhyamaka philosopher
disciple of Nāgārjuna
Āryadeva was a 3rd-century Indian Buddhist philosopher and key disciple of Nāgārjuna, renowned for his influential works that systematized and expanded Madhyamaka (Middle Way) thought.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Āryadeva canonical | 6 |
| ’Phags pa Lha (Aryadeva) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10576459 — 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: Āryadeva Context triple: [Madhyamaka, developedBy, Āryadeva]
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A.
Vasugupta
Vasugupta was an influential early philosopher and sage of Kashmir Shaivism, traditionally credited with composing the foundational Shiva Sutras that shaped the school’s non-dual Shaiva theology.
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B.
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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C.
Kashyapa
Kashyapa is a revered Vedic sage and progenitor in Hindu mythology, regarded as one of the ancient rishis and a patriarch of many gods, demons, and beings.
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D.
Dharmaputra
Dharmaputra is another name for Yudhishthira, the eldest Pandava prince in the Indian epic Mahabharata, renowned for his righteousness and adherence to dharma.
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E.
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.
- 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: Āryadeva Target entity description: Āryadeva was a 3rd-century Indian Buddhist philosopher and key disciple of Nāgārjuna, renowned for his influential works that systematized and expanded Madhyamaka (Middle Way) thought.
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A.
Vasugupta
Vasugupta was an influential early philosopher and sage of Kashmir Shaivism, traditionally credited with composing the foundational Shiva Sutras that shaped the school’s non-dual Shaiva theology.
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B.
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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C.
Kashyapa
Kashyapa is a revered Vedic sage and progenitor in Hindu mythology, regarded as one of the ancient rishis and a patriarch of many gods, demons, and beings.
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D.
Dharmaputra
Dharmaputra is another name for Yudhishthira, the eldest Pandava prince in the Indian epic Mahabharata, renowned for his righteousness and adherence to dharma.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bodhisattva (in later tradition)
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Indian Buddhist philosopher ⓘ Madhyamaka philosopher ⓘ disciple of Nāgārjuna ⓘ |
| aimOfTeachings | removal of ignorance and afflictive emotions ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Nālandā monastic university (in later tradition)
ⓘ
linked to:
Nalanda monastery
South Indian Buddhist communities (in some accounts) ⓘ |
| authorshipStatusOfCatuḥśataka | generally accepted ⓘ |
| authorshipStatusOfŚataśāstra | disputed or uncertain ⓘ |
| CatuḥśatakaCommentariesBy |
Candrakīrti
ⓘ
Tibetan scholars ⓘ |
| CatuḥśatakaContent |
first 8 chapters on conventional practices
ⓘ
last 8 chapters on ultimate truth and emptiness ⓘ |
| CatuḥśatakaStructure | 16 chapters ⓘ |
| century | 3rd century ⓘ |
| doctrine |
gradual dismantling of attachment to views
ⓘ
refutation of non-Buddhist schools ⓘ two truths theory ⓘ |
| honorificTitleInTibet |
’Phags pa Lha (Aryadeva)
ⓘ
linked to:
Āryadeva
|
| influenceOn |
Bhāviveka
ⓘ
Buddhapālita ⓘ Candrakīrti ⓘ East Asian Sanlun (Three Treatise) school ⓘ
linked to:
Chinese Sanlun school
Tibetan Prāsaṅgika Madhyamaka tradition ⓘ |
| knownFor |
expanding Nāgārjuna’s philosophy
ⓘ
influence on later Indian and Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ systematizing Madhyamaka thought ⓘ |
| languageOfOriginalWorks | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| philosophicalFocus |
Middle Way (Madhyamaka)
ⓘ
linked to:
Madhyamaka
emptiness (śūnyatā) ⓘ refutation of intrinsic existence ⓘ |
| philosophicalMethod |
dialectical refutation
ⓘ
use of reductio arguments (prasaṅga) ⓘ |
| region | India ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| roleInLineage | early figure in Madhyamaka transmission to later India and Tibet ⓘ |
| school |
Mahāyāna Buddhism
ⓘ
linked to:
Mahayana
|
| statusInTradition | regarded as an accomplished bodhisattva by later Buddhists ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Chinese Buddhist translations
ⓘ
Tibetan doxographical literature ⓘ |
| teacher |
Nāgārjuna
ⓘ
linked to:
Nagarjuna
|
| tradition | Madhyamaka ⓘ |
| work |
Akṣaraśataka (Hundred Syllables)
ⓘ
Catuḥśataka (Four Hundred Verses) ⓘ
linked to:
Śata-śāstra
Hastavalaprakarana (Treatise on the Tip of the Trunk) ⓘ Śataśāstra (Hundred Treatise, Chinese: Bai lun) ⓘ
linked to:
Śata-śāstra
|
| worksPreservedIn |
Chinese translation
ⓘ
Tibetan translation ⓘ |
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Referenced by (7)
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linked to: Āryadeva