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Dharmakirti
Buddhist philosopher
For the 10th century teacher from Suvarṇadvīpa, see Dharmakīrtiśrī.
Dharmakīrti (fl. c. 600–670 CE;[1]), was an influential Indian Buddhist philosopher who worked at Nālandā.[2] He was one of the key scholars of epistemology (pramāṇa) in Buddhist philosophy, and is associated with the Yogācāra[3] and Sautrāntika schools. He was also one of the primary theorists of Buddhist atomism.[4] His works influenced the scholars of Mīmāṃsā, Nyaya and Shaivism schools of Hindu philosophy as well as scholars of Jainism.
Dharmakīrti's Pramāṇavārttika, his largest and most important work, was very influential in India and Tibet as a central text on pramana ('valid knowledge instruments') and was widely commented on by various Indian and Tibetan scholars. His texts remain part of studies in the monasteries of Tibetan Buddhism.[6]
History
Little is known for certain about the life of Dharmakirti.[2] As per John Taber, the only reliable information that we have about his life was t
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Dharmakīrtiśrī
Buddhist teacher and philosopher
Dharmakīrtiśrī (Tibetan: Serlingpa; Wylie: gser gling pa; Chinese: 金州大師, literally "from Suvarnadvīpa"), also known as Kulānta and Suvarṇadvipi Dharmakīrti,[1][2] was a renowned 10th century Buddhist teacher. His name refers to the region he lived, somewhere in Lower Burma, the Malay Peninsula or Sumatra.[3]
Dharmakīrtiśrī was the teacher of a number of important late Mahayana Buddhist thinkers, including Ratnākaraśānti (fl. c. 970–1045), Atiśa, Jñānaśrīmitra and Ratnakīrti (both fl. late 10–early 11th c.).[4]
Dharmakīrtiśrī is the author of the Durbodhālokā (Light on the Hard-to-Illuminate), a sub-commentary to the Abhisamayālaṃkāra-śāstra-vṛtti of Haribhadra.[4] A Sanskrit manuscript of this work was discovered in the 20th century at Sakya Monastery.[4] He also wrote "The Wheel of Sharp Weapons".
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