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Dignāga (circa 6th century AD) was one of the six great commentators (the ‘Six Ornaments’) on the Buddha’s teachings.

He was one of the four great disciples of the Second Buddha, Vasubandhu, and excelled his teacher in the sphere of logic (pramāṇa).

His early (extant) works were:

The Abhidharmakoša-marma-pradīpa - a condensed summary of Vasubandhu's seminal work
A brief summary of the Aṣṭa-sāhasrika-prajñā-pāramitā-sūtra

His remaining works were all pertaining to logic:

His reputation as unequalled in debate was cemented through his celebrated victory over the bramhin named Sudurjaya at Nālandā monastery.

Among his disciples was Išvarasena, who later became the teacher of Dharmakīrti.

Source: Buddhist Logic Volume 1 - TH. Stcherbatsky: p30

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-'''Dignāga''' - one of the six great commentators (the ‘[[Six Ornaments]]’) on the Buddha’s teachings a disciple of [[Vasubandhu]] to whom [[Manjushri]] appeared. He is universally acknowledged for his mastery of logic and epistemology ([[Pramana]]), and was unequalled in [[debate]].
+'''Dignāga''' (circa 6th century AD) was one of the six great commentators (the ‘[[Six Ornaments]]’) on the Buddha’s teachings.
+He was one of the four great disciples of the Second Buddha, [[Vasubandhu]], and excelled his teacher in the sphere of logic (pramāṇa).
+His early (extant) works were:
+* The Abhidharmakoša-marma-pradīpa - a condensed summary of [[Vasubandhu]]'s seminal work
+* A brief summary of the Aṣṭa-sāhasrika-prajñā-pāramitā-sūtra
+His remaining works were all pertaining to logic:
+* Ālambana-parīkṣā
+* Trikāla-parikṣa
+* Hetu-cakra-samarthana
+* Nyāyamukha
+* Pramāṇa-samuccaya, which was a condensation of all these works
+His reputation as unequalled in [[debate]] was cemented through his celebrated victory over the bramhin named Sudurjaya at Nālandā monastery.
+Among his disciples was Išvarasena, who later became the teacher of [[Dharmakīrti]].
+Source: Buddhist Logic Volume 1 - TH. Stcherbatsky: p30
 [[Category: Historical Masters]]
 [[Category: Seventeen Nalanda Masters]]