Aryadeva

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Aryadeva

Aryadeva (Skt. Āryadeva; Tib. Pakpa Lha; Wyl. ‘phags pa lha) (second/third century) — one of the six great commentators (the ‘Six Ornaments’) on the Buddha's teachings. He was a disciple of Nagarjuna and devoted his life to continuing his master’s work, consolidating the Madhyamika tradition. He is also counted among the eighty-four mahasiddhas.

Writings

  • Four Hundred Verses
  • Lamp that Integrates the Practices (Skt. Caryāmelāpaka-pradīpa; Wyl. spyod pa bsdus pa'i sgron ma), a treatise on the Guhyasamaja Tantra.
  • Shatashatra, which only remains in its Chinese translation by Kumārajīva.

Further Reading

  • David Seyfort Ruegg, The Literature of the Madhyamaka School of Philosophy in India, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 1981
  • Lobsang N. Tsonawa, Indian Buddhist Pandits from The Jewel Garland of Buddhist History, Dharamsala: Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, 1985.

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