Śīlabhadra
Śīlabhadra | |
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| Personal life | |
| Born | c. 529 CE |
| Died | c. 645 CE |
| Education | |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Buddhism |
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Śīlabhadra (Sanskrit: शीलभद्र; traditional Chinese: 戒賢; ; pinyin: Jièxián) (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.