Dharmakirti
Sign in to saveDharmakīrti (fl. ) was an influential Indian Buddhist philosopher who worked at Nālandā. He was one of the key scholars of epistemology (pramāṇa) in Buddhist philosophy, and is associated with the Yogācāra and Sautrāntika schools. He was also one of the primary theorists of Buddhist atomism. His works influenced the scholars of Mīmāṃsā, Nyaya and Shaivism schools of Hindu philosophy as well as scholars of Jainism.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 7th cent.
- Died
- 0660-01-01
- Works
- 68
Top works
- Bibliotheca Buddhica
- Kindfulness
- A Bilingual Index of Nyaya-Bindu. Prepared and Edited by Satis Chandra Vidyabhusana
- Tibetskiǐ perevod sochineniǐ Samtanantarasiddhi
- Pramāṇaviniścayaḥ, 1. Kapitel: Pratyakṣam
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 11
- Total plays
- 42
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Recent publications · Crossref
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- Cognition
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Key facts
- Religious biography.name
- Dharmakīrti
- Religious biography.image
- Tibet, c. 15th-16th century - Portrait of Dharmakirti - 2010.474 - Cleveland Museum of Art.tif
- Religious biography.caption
- Portrait of Dharmakirti in silver, , at the Cleveland Museum of Art.
- Religious biography.dharma name
- Buddhism
- Religious biography.birth_place
- South India
- Religious biography.religion
- Buddhism
- Religious biography.education
- Nalanda
- Religious biography.teachers
- Dharmapala of Nalanda
- Religious biography.students
- Vajrabodhi
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Key dates
- Died
- 1 January 660
- Born
- 1 January 700
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Article
12 sectionsContents
- History
- Philosophy
- Historical context
- Epistemology
- Metaphysics
- Philosophy of mind
- Affiliation
- Writings and commentaries
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Dharmakīrti (fl. ) was an influential Indian Buddhist philosopher who worked at Nālandā. He was one of the key scholars of epistemology (pramāṇa) in Buddhist philosophy, and is associated with the Yogācāra and Sautrāntika schools. He was also one of the primary theorists of Buddhist atomism. 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.