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Sthiramati

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Sthiramati. A 6th-century Indian scholar- monk, based primarily in Valābhi (present-day Gujarat), although he is thought to have spent some time at Nālandā. He was renowned for his numerous and detailed commentaries on Yogācāra and Abhidharma works by Vasubandhu and others, as well as a commentary on the Kaśyāpa-parivarta.

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