Śīlabhadra

PersonType	Category:Classical Indian Authors
MainNamePhon	Śīlabhadra
MainNameTib	戒賢
MainNameWylie	Jièxián
bio	Śīlabhadra (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. (Source Accessed Jan 5, 2026)
YearBirth	529
YearDeath	645
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Along with Madhyamaka, it was one of the two major philosophical schools of Mahāyāna Buddhism. Founded by Asaṅga and Vasubandhu around the fourth century CE, many of its central tenets have roots in the Saṃdhinirmocanasūtra and the so-called third turning of the dharma wheel (see tridharmacakrapravartana).