Shantarakshita
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Shantarakshita was an 8th-century Indian Buddhist philosopher and abbot renowned for helping establish Buddhism in Tibet and synthesizing Madhyamaka and Yogācāra thought.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Shantarakshita canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11672443 — 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: Shantarakshita Context triple: [Indian Buddhism, hasPhilosopher, Shantarakshita]
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A.
Akrura
Akrura is a revered figure in Hindu mythology, known as a devout Yadava charioteer and ally of Krishna who played a key role in bringing him to Mathura.
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B.
Santivarma
Santivarma was a ruler of the ancient Kadamba dynasty, an early Kannada-speaking royal house that governed parts of present-day Karnataka in southern India.
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C.
Chakrapani
Chakrapani is a Hindu deity, regarded as a form of Lord Vishnu associated with the discus (chakra) and worshipped as the presiding god of the Chakrapani Temple.
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D.
Taraknath
Taraknath is an Indian given name commonly used for males, often associated with Bengali cultural and religious traditions.
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E.
Ashwapati
Ashwapati is a king in the Hindu epic Ramayana, best known as the ruler of the kingdom of Kekaya and the father of Queen Kaikeyi.
- 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: Shantarakshita Target entity description: Shantarakshita was an 8th-century Indian Buddhist philosopher and abbot renowned for helping establish Buddhism in Tibet and synthesizing Madhyamaka and Yogācāra thought.
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A.
Akrura
Akrura is a revered figure in Hindu mythology, known as a devout Yadava charioteer and ally of Krishna who played a key role in bringing him to Mathura.
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B.
Santivarma
Santivarma was a ruler of the ancient Kadamba dynasty, an early Kannada-speaking royal house that governed parts of present-day Karnataka in southern India.
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C.
Chakrapani
Chakrapani is a Hindu deity, regarded as a form of Lord Vishnu associated with the discus (chakra) and worshipped as the presiding god of the Chakrapani Temple.
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D.
Taraknath
Taraknath is an Indian given name commonly used for males, often associated with Bengali cultural and religious traditions.
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E.
Ashwapati
Ashwapati is a king in the Hindu epic Ramayana, best known as the ruler of the kingdom of Kekaya and the father of Queen Kaikeyi.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
8th-century philosopher
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Buddhist monk ⓘ Buddhist philosopher ⓘ Indian philosopher ⓘ abbot ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Nalanda Mahavihara
ⓘ
linked to:
Nalanda monastery
Samye Monastery ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 8th century ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Padmasambhava
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Trisong Detsen ⓘ |
| contributedTo | foundation of Samye, the first Buddhist monastery in Tibet ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | India ⓘ |
| doctrine |
integration of Madhyamaka emptiness with Yogācāra idealism
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use of Buddhist logic (pramāṇa) to defend Madhyamaka ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Buddhist philosophy
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Madhyamaka exegesis ⓘ Yogācāra exegesis ⓘ epistemology ⓘ logic ⓘ |
| honorificTitle |
Abbot of Samye
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Ācārya ⓘ |
| influenced | Kamalashila ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Asaṅga
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Dharmakīrti ⓘ
linked to:
Dharmakirti
Dignāga ⓘ
linked to:
Dignaga
Nāgārjuna ⓘ
linked to:
Nagarjuna
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| knownFor |
founding the philosophical tradition later called Yogācāra-Madhyamaka
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helping establish Buddhism in Tibet ⓘ serving as abbot of Samye Monastery ⓘ synthesizing Madhyamaka and Yogācāra thought ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Madhyamakālaṃkāra
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Tattvasaṃgraha ⓘ
linked to:
Tattvasaṅgraha
Tattvasaṃgraha-pañjikā ⓘ
linked to:
Tattvasaṅgraha
|
| philosophicalSchool |
Madhyamaka
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Yogācāra ⓘ Yogācāra-Madhyamaka ⓘ
linked to:
Yogacara-Madhyamaka synthesis
|
| placeOfActivity |
Nalanda
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Tibet ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | India ⓘ |
| positionHeld | abbot of Samye Monastery ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| roleInTibet | invited to Tibet by King Trisong Detsen ⓘ |
| schoolAffiliation | Nalanda tradition ⓘ |
| teacherOf | Kamalashila ⓘ |
| tradition |
Buddhist logic and epistemology
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Madhyamaka ⓘ Yogācāra ⓘ |
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