Dharmapāla
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Dharmapāla was a prominent 6th-century Buddhist philosopher and commentator of the Yogācāra school, known for refining its idealist and epistemological doctrines.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dharmapāla canonical | 10 |
| Dharmapala | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11672534 — 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: Dharmapāla Context triple: [Yogācāra, associatedPhilosopher, Dharmapāla]
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Dharmapala
Dharmapala was a powerful 8th–9th century ruler of the Pala Empire in eastern India, known for expanding his realm, patronizing Buddhism, and establishing centers of learning like Vikramashila.
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Buddhapālita
Buddhapālita was an early Indian Buddhist philosopher and commentator renowned for articulating a subtle, non-assertive interpretation of Madhyamaka thought that strongly influenced later Prāsaṅgika traditions.
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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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Kshemaraja
Kshemaraja was an influential 11th-century Kashmiri philosopher and disciple of Abhinavagupta, renowned for his seminal commentaries and systematization of non-dual Kashmir Shaivism.
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Anandapala
Anandapala was a ruler of the Hindu Shahi dynasty in northwestern India who is best known for resisting Mahmud of Ghazni’s invasions in the early 11th century.
- 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: Dharmapāla Target entity description: Dharmapāla was a prominent 6th-century Buddhist philosopher and commentator of the Yogācāra school, known for refining its idealist and epistemological doctrines.
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A.
Dharmapala
Dharmapala was a powerful 8th–9th century ruler of the Pala Empire in eastern India, known for expanding his realm, patronizing Buddhism, and establishing centers of learning like Vikramashila.
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B.
Buddhapālita
Buddhapālita was an early Indian Buddhist philosopher and commentator renowned for articulating a subtle, non-assertive interpretation of Madhyamaka thought that strongly influenced later Prāsaṅgika traditions.
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C.
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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D.
Kshemaraja
Kshemaraja was an influential 11th-century Kashmiri philosopher and disciple of Abhinavagupta, renowned for his seminal commentaries and systematization of non-dual Kashmir Shaivism.
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E.
Anandapala
Anandapala was a ruler of the Hindu Shahi dynasty in northwestern India who is best known for resisting Mahmud of Ghazni’s invasions in the early 11th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist monk
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Buddhist philosopher ⓘ Yogācāra scholar ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
classification of consciousnesses
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mind-only (cittamātra) ⓘ non-duality of subject and object ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Indian monastic scholasticism
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Nālandā Mahāvihāra ⓘ
linked to:
Nalanda monastery
Sautrāntika-Yogācāra epistemological tradition ⓘ |
| centuryActive | 6th century ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
development of Buddhist idealism
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development of Buddhist logic and epistemology ⓘ |
| doctrinePosition |
defense of vijñaptimātra against realist critiques
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elaboration of the threefold division of objects of cognition ⓘ |
| field |
Buddhist hermeneutics
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Buddhist philosophy ⓘ Buddhist psychology ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Gupta/post-Gupta era India
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linked to:
post-classical Gupta era
|
| influenced |
Chinese Faxiang school
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linked to:
Faxiang school
East Asian Yogācāra ⓘ
linked to:
Yogācāra
Xuanzang ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Asaṅga
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Dignāga ⓘ
linked to:
Dignaga
Vasubandhu ⓘ |
| knownFor |
commentaries on Yogācāra texts
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refining Yogācāra epistemological doctrines ⓘ refining Yogācāra idealist doctrines ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| legacy |
commentarial tradition transmitted via Xuanzang’s school
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teachings preserved mainly through Chinese translations ⓘ |
| philosophicalFocus |
consciousness-only (vijñaptimātra)
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epistemology (pramāṇa theory) ⓘ storehouse consciousness (ālaya-vijñāna) ⓘ theory of perception ⓘ three natures (trisvabhāva) ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Yogācāra ⓘ |
| region | India ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Buddhism ⓘ |
| role |
commentator on Yogācārabhūmi-related materials
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systematizer of Yogācāra doctrine ⓘ |
| teacherOf | Śīlabhadra ⓘ |
| workedOn |
interpretation of Asaṅga’s works
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interpretation of Vasubandhu’s works ⓘ |
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Subject: Dharmapāla Description of subject: Dharmapāla was a prominent 6th-century Buddhist philosopher and commentator of the Yogācāra school, known for refining its idealist and epistemological doctrines.
Referenced by (11)
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