5th-century Indian scholars

Sanghabhadra (5th century CE, Sanskrit: संघभद्र, Ch. 僧伽跋陀羅・衆賢, Japanese: Sōgyabaddara or Shugen) was an Indian scholar monk of the Sarvāstivāda Vaibhāṣika and "undoubtedly one of the most brilliant Abhidharma masters in India". Born in Kashmir, he was a contemporary of the Buddhist philosopher Vasubandhu. According to K.L. Dhammajoti, his work forms the most mature and refined form of Vaibhāṣika philosophy. His two main works, the * (Ch. 順正理論, Shun zhengli lun; "In Accordance with the Truth") and the * (Ch. 阿毘達磨顯宗論, Apidamo xian zong lun; "Treatise Clarifying the Treasury of Abhidharma"), are