Chandragomin was one of the eight great philologists of the “Land of Aryas” (India). He is also one of those who are popularly known as the “two marvellous masters”, with the other being Shantideva. He was born as the son of the pandit Vishsakha in the eastern part of India, known as Varendra. Right after his birth, he respectfully bowed…
Shantideva was born in Saurastra (present day Gujarat State, India) as a son of King Kalyanavarman in the early eighth century, CE. Due to the merit of his previous karma, he had visions of Manjushri in dreams from an early age. While growing up, the ministers planned to enthrone him as a king. Meanwhile, he had a dream of Manjushri…
Acharya Vasubandhu was born to a brahmin family one year after the noble master Arya Asanga became a fully ordained monk. They were brothers born to the same mother. Some Tibetan scholars consider Vasubandhu to be the twin brother of Arya Asanga while some believe he was his Dharma brother. Vasubandhu was also said to have been prophesied to practice…
Dharmakirti was born in the kingdom of Chudamani, south India, in the 7th century CE. Being intelligent and competitive from a young age, he learned crafts, rituals, vedas, medical examination, grammar and all the non-Buddhist tenets of his day. Dharmakirti became proficient in all of these tenets by the age of eighteen, and he was praised by the brahmins. During…
Acharya Dignaga was born to the Brahmin caste in Simhavakta near Kanchipuram district in present day Tamil Nadu, south India. He took his monastic vows from Abbot Nagadatta, the holder of the Vatsiputriya School, who was very skilled in all the tirthika tenets. Having mastered the three pitakas of the Shravakas, Dignaga requested the abbot for instruction. As per his…
Long ago, during the reign of King Goda Pheljed, there lived a monk who was well-versed in sutra, abhidharma and vinaya texts. He had an utmost devotion towards Arya Avalokiteshvara and followed him as his personal diety. One day, he had a debate with another monk when out of his pride he accused that monk of having an intellect of…
Starting with this issue, we are featuring brief biographies of the six great Indian Authors, who are popularly known as the six ornaments of the world. They are: Lord Nagarjuna and Acharya Aryadeva, the composers of the root texts and commentary of Madhaymika philosophy or the tradition of the profound view respectively; Asanga and Vasubandhu, the composers of the root…
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