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Dignāga

Indian Buddhist philosopher and logician (c.480-c.540) · Academics · Died at 60

Dignāga was an Indian Buddhist philosopher and logician. He is credited as one of the Buddhist founders of Indian logic and atomism. Dignāga's work laid the groundwork for the development of deductive logic in India and created the first system of Buddhist logic and epistemology (pramāṇa).

Dignāga is read about 52 times a day, in 26 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 2 August 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.

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Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 480 to 540 · aged 60