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Indian Buddhist monks

  • DignāgaLittle is known about Dignāga's life. According to Taranatha, Dignāga was born to a Brahmin family near the city of Kanchi in around 470 or 480 CE and was…
  • AsangaAsańga flourished in the fourth century of the Common Era, though scholars debate where he was born. Some records place his birth in Puruśapura, a city now…
  • NagarjunaIndia in the first and second centuries CE was politically divided into various states, including the Kushan Empire and the Satavahana Kingdom.