Dharmapala of Nalanda belongs to the philosophical record as a figure whose arguments outlasted the disputes that prompted them.
The record lists Dharmapala of Nalanda as Indian philosopher (530-561).
Dharmapala of Nalanda was born in 530.
Thought in this period moved between the Islamic world, the Jewish communities and the Latin West, and the same texts were argued over in three traditions.
His principal work is A Commentary on the Four-Hundred Verses. Philosophy advances by objection: an argument matters if serious people spend years attacking it.
Dharmapala of Nalanda died in 561, aged 31. The arguments remain in print, which is the form in which philosophy survives.
Achievements
- Notable work: A Commentary on the Four-Hundred Verses
