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Aryadeva

200 - 250

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Āryadeva (fl. 3rd century CE) (IAST: Āryadeva; Tibetan: འཕགས་པ་ལྷ་, Wylie: 'phags pa lha, Chinese: 提婆 菩薩 Tipo pusa meaning Deva Bodhisattva), was a Mahayana Buddhist monk, a disciple of Nagarjuna and a Madhyamaka philosopher. Most sources agree that he was from "Siṃhala", which some scholars identify with Sri Lanka. After Nagarjuna, he is considered to be the next most important figure of the Indian Madhyamaka school. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Aryadeva is the 2,032nd most popular writer (down from 1,774th in 2019), the 11th most popular biography from Sri Lanka (down from 8th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Sri Lankan Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Aryadeva ranks 2,032 out of 7,302. Before him are Otto IV, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal, Yehuda Amichai, Elvira Madigan, Ion of Chios, Kateb Yacine, and Antun Vrančić. After him are Magnus Felix Ennodius, Jane Jacobs, Anne Perry, Verrius Flaccus, Guido Gezelle, and Hamdallah Mustawfi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 200, Aryadeva ranks 50. Before him are Ingenuus, Zhuge Dan, Pantaenus, Jotapianus, Alexander of Jerusalem, and Alciphron. After him are Numenius of Apamea, Sallustia Orbiana, Fructuosus, Li Jue, Empress He, and Amelius. Among people deceased in 250, Aryadeva ranks 7. Before him are Nagarjuna, Denis, Pope Fabian, Philostratus, Herodian, and Cai Yan. After him are Saint Mercurius, Aristides Quintilianus, Licinianus, and Censorinus.

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In Sri Lanka

Among people born in Sri Lanka, Aryadeva ranks 11 out of 51. Before him are J. R. Jayewardene (1906), Chandrika Kumaratunga (1945), Ananda Coomaraswamy (1877), Tony Hoare (1934), Anagarika Dharmapala (1864), and Mahinda Rajapaksa (1945). After him are Malcolm Ranjith (1947), St John Philby (1885), Michael Ondaatje (1943), S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike (1899), Jack Churchill (1906), and Maithripala Sirisena (1951).

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Among WRITERS In Sri Lanka

Among writers born in Sri Lanka, Aryadeva ranks 2. Before him are Anagarika Dharmapala (1864). After him are Michael Ondaatje (1943), and Shehan Karunatilaka (1975).

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