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Candrakīrti

Indian Mahayana scholar of the Madhyamaka school

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Lived 600–650, aged 50India
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    600–650
    Aged 50
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Updated 2026-06-11

Chandrakirti or "Chandra" was a Buddhist scholar of the Madhyamaka school who was based out of the monastery of Nalanda. He was a noted commentator on the works of Nagarjuna and those of his main disciple, Aryadeva. He wrote two influential works on Madhyamaka, the Prasannapadā and the Madhyamakāvatāra.

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