Chandrakirti
Indian Mahayana scholar of the Madhyamaka school
- Lived
- 600–650
- Country
- India
Updated September 2026
About Chandrakirti
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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