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Āryadeva

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Āryadeva or Deva (c.3rd cent. BCE; Tib., ʾPhags-pa-lha). The foremost disciple of Nāgārjuna and a leading exponent of the Buddhist Mādhyamaka school of philosophy. His most celebrated work is the Four Hundred Verses (Catuḥśataka) which is in sixteen chapters: the first eight chapters expound the Mādhyamaka philosophy while the remaining eight are a refutation of rival Buddhist and non-Buddhist schools. It became a basic work for San-lun.

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Āryadeva

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Āryadeva. An early 2nd-century ce Madhyamaka master, and the foremost disciple of Nāgārjuna. Born in southern India or Sri Lanka, he composed a number of commentaries on the works of Nāgārjuna as well as independent works, the most famous of which is the Catuḥśataka (four hundred verses).

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DAMIEN KEOWN. "Āryadeva." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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