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Anandavardhana

820 - 890

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Ānandavardhana (c. 820 – 890 CE) was a Kashmiri court poet and literary critic, honored with the title of Rajanak during King Avantivarman's reign. Anandavardhana authored the Dhvanyāloka, or A Light on Suggestion (dhvani), a work articulating the philosophy of "aesthetic suggestion" (dhvani, vyañjanā). Ānandavardhana is credited with creating the dhvani theory. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Anandavardhana is the 1,074th most popular philosopher (down from 935th in 2019). (down from 2,612th in 2019)

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Among philosophers, Anandavardhana ranks 1,074 out of 1,267. Before him are Robert Spaemann, Jacob Taubes, William Thompson, Ioane Petritsi, Mary Daly, and Damaris Cudworth Masham. After him are Rambhadracharya, Mario Perniola, Martin Chemnitz, Carole Pateman, Immanuel Hermann Fichte, and Hirata Atsutane.

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Among people born in 820, Anandavardhana ranks 12. Before him are Vímara Peres, Rhodri the Great, Presian I of Bulgaria, Al-Mahani, Gisela, daughter of Louis the Pious, and Ranulf I of Aquitaine. After him is Adalbert I, Margrave of Tuscany. Among people deceased in 890, Anandavardhana ranks 6. Before him are Ashot I of Armenia, Guthrum, Indravarman I, Nikephoros Phokas the Elder, and Ranulf II of Aquitaine. After him is Henjō.

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