Candrakīrti

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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Who was born first?

• Candrakīrti was born 19 years after Sun Simiao
• Candrakīrti was born 20 years after Wei Zheng
• Candrakīrti was born 21 years after Maximus the Confessor
• Candrakīrti was born 21 years after John Climacus
• Candrakīrti was born 38 years before Huineng

Timeline

1. John Climacuscirca AD 579 – circa AD 649
2. Maximus the ConfessorAD 579 – August 13, AD 662
3. Wei Zheng580–643
4. Sun Simiao581–682
5. Candrakīrti (this page)600–650
6. Huineng638–713

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