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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Śāntarakṣita canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10576464 — 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: Śāntarakṣita Context triple: [Madhyamaka, developedBy, Śāntarakṣita]
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A.
Bhāviveka
Bhāviveka was a 6th-century Indian Buddhist philosopher of the Madhyamaka school known for systematizing its logic and engaging in rigorous debate with rival traditions.
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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.
Candrakīrti
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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D.
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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E.
Śāntideva
Śāntideva was an 8th-century Indian Buddhist monk and philosopher renowned for his influential Mahāyāna text "Bodhicaryāvatāra," which outlines the path of the bodhisattva through compassion and wisdom.
- 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: Śāntarakṣita Target entity description: 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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A.
Bhāviveka
Bhāviveka was a 6th-century Indian Buddhist philosopher of the Madhyamaka school known for systematizing its logic and engaging in rigorous debate with rival traditions.
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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.
Candrakīrti
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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D.
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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E.
Śāntideva
Śāntideva was an 8th-century Indian Buddhist monk and philosopher renowned for his influential Mahāyāna text "Bodhicaryāvatāra," which outlines the path of the bodhisattva through compassion and wisdom.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
8th-century philosopher
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Buddhist monk ⓘ Buddhist scholar ⓘ Indian Buddhist philosopher ⓘ Madhyamaka philosopher ⓘ Yogācāra philosopher ⓘ abbot ⓘ logician ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Nālandā Mahāvihāra
ⓘ
linked to:
Nalanda monastery
Tibet ⓘ |
| birthPlace | India ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
systematization of Indian Buddhist philosophical schools
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transmission of Indian Buddhism to Tibet ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Tibet ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ 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 ⓘ
linked to:
Madhyamakālaṃkāra
Tattvasaṅgraha ⓘ Tattvasaṅgraha-pañjikā ⓘ
linked to:
Tattvasaṅgraha
|
| philosophicalSchool | Yogācāra-Svātantrika-Madhyamaka ⓘ |
| positionHeld | abbot of Nālandā Mahāvihāra ⓘ |
| region |
Indian subcontinent
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linked to:
South Asia
|
| 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 ⓘ |
| teacherOf | Kamalashila ⓘ |
| tradition |
Buddhism
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Buddhist logic ⓘ Madhyamaka ⓘ Yogācāra ⓘ |
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