Śīlabhadra
Sign in to saveŚīlabhadra () (529–645) was a Buddhist monk and philosopher. He is best known as being an abbot of Nālandā monastery in India, as being an expert on Yogācāra teachings, and for being the personal tutor of the Chinese Buddhist monk Xuanzang. Another notable student of his was Prabhakāramitra.
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- Place of birth
- Magadha
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- philosopher
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- Buddhism
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- 0529-00-00
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- 0645-00-00
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- শীলভদ্র
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- Xuanzang
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Śīlabhadra () (529–645) was a Buddhist monk and philosopher. He is best known as being an abbot of Nālandā monastery in India, as being an expert on Yogācāra teachings, and for being the personal tutor of the Chinese Buddhist monk Xuanzang. Another notable student of his was Prabhakāramitra.
==Biography== thumb|A page from the Great Tang Records on the Western Regions, a text widely used for its accurate descriptions of 7th century India
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