PHILOSOPHER
Dignāga
480 - 540

Dignāga
Dignāga (also known as Diṅnāga, c. 470/480 – c. 530/540 CE) was an Indian Buddhist philosopher and logician. He is credited as one of the Buddhist founders of Indian logic (hetu vidyā) and atomism. Dignāga's work laid the groundwork for the development of deductive logic in India and created the first system of Buddhist logic and epistemology (pramāṇa). According to Georges B. Dreyfus, his philosophical school brought about an Indian "epistemological turn" and became the "standard formulation of Buddhist logic and epistemology in India and Tibet." Dignāga's thought influenced later Buddhist philosophers like Dharmakirti and also Hindu thinkers of the Nyaya school. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dignāga is the 619th most popular philosopher (up from 663rd in 2019), the 255th most popular biography from India (down from 231st in 2019) and the 27th most popular Indian Philosopher.
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Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Dignāga ranks 619 out of 1,267. Before him are Aeschines of Sphettus, Shihab al-Din 'Umar al-Suhrawardi, Berengar of Tours, Friedrich Albert Lange, Pietro d'Abano, and Abraham Isaac Kook. After him are Arthur Danto, Metrodorus of Lampsacus, R. G. Collingwood, Roman Ingarden, Maximus Planudes, and Guarino da Verona.
Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAeschines of Sphettus
430 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 613
Shihab al-Din 'Umar al-Suhrawardi
1145 - 1234
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 614
Berengar of Tours
998 - 1088
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 615
Friedrich Albert Lange
1828 - 1875
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 616
Pietro d'Abano
1250 - 1315
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 617
Abraham Isaac Kook
1865 - 1935
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 618
Dignāga
480 - 540
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 619
Arthur Danto
1924 - 2013
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 620
Metrodorus of Lampsacus
331 BC - 278 BC
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 621
R. G. Collingwood
1889 - 1943
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 622
Roman Ingarden
1893 - 1970
HPI: 64.32
Rank: 623
Maximus Planudes
1260 - 1305
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 624
Guarino da Verona
1374 - 1460
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 625
Contemporaries
Among people born in 480, Dignāga ranks 8. Before him are Boethius, Pope Felix IV, Gelimer, Scholastica, Theodahad, and Damascius. After him are Eutocius of Ascalon, Mark of Cornwall, and Maelgwn Gwynedd. Among people deceased in 540, Dignāga ranks 3. Before him are Bodhidharma, and Wacho. After him are Barsanuphius, Beopheung of Silla, Kaleb of Axum, and Amalaberga.
Others Born in 480
Go to all RankingsBoethius
PHILOSOPHER
480 - 525
HPI: 78.53
Rank: 2
Pope Felix IV
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
480 - 530
HPI: 73.11
Rank: 3
Gelimer
POLITICIAN
480 - 553
HPI: 72.28
Rank: 4
Scholastica
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
480 - 547
HPI: 71.18
Rank: 5
Theodahad
POLITICIAN
480 - 536
HPI: 70.71
Rank: 6
Damascius
PHILOSOPHER
480 - 550
HPI: 68.64
Rank: 7
Dignāga
PHILOSOPHER
480 - 540
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 8
Eutocius of Ascalon
MATHEMATICIAN
480 - 600
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 9
Mark of Cornwall
POLITICIAN
480 - 555
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 10
Maelgwn Gwynedd
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
480 - 547
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 11
Others Deceased in 540
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PHILOSOPHER
483 - 540
HPI: 78.17
Rank: 1
Wacho
POLITICIAN
500 - 540
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 2
Dignāga
PHILOSOPHER
480 - 540
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 3
Barsanuphius
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
401 - 540
HPI: 64.08
Rank: 4
Beopheung of Silla
POLITICIAN
500 - 540
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 5
Kaleb of Axum
POLITICIAN
500 - 540
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 6
Amalaberga
POLITICIAN
500 - 540
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 7
In India
Among people born in India, Dignāga ranks 255 out of 1,861. Before him are Mangal Pandey (1827), Dadabhai Naoroji (1825), Mithun Chakraborty (1950), Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (1820), Mahadevi Varma (1907), and Śāntarakṣita (725). After him are Dhyan Chand (1905), Priyanka Gandhi (1972), Pushyamitra Shunga (-300), Dharmendra (1935), Rakhee Gulzar (1947), and Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak (1942).
Others born in India
Go to all RankingsMangal Pandey
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1827 - 1857
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 249
Dadabhai Naoroji
POLITICIAN
1825 - 1917
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 250
Mithun Chakraborty
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 251
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
WRITER
1820 - 1891
HPI: 64.41
Rank: 252
Mahadevi Varma
WRITER
1907 - 1987
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 253
Śāntarakṣita
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
725 - 788
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 254
Dignāga
PHILOSOPHER
480 - 540
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 255
Dhyan Chand
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1979
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 256
Priyanka Gandhi
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 257
Pushyamitra Shunga
POLITICIAN
300 BC - 148 BC
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 258
Dharmendra
ACTOR
1935 - Present
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 259
Rakhee Gulzar
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 260
Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak
WRITER
1942 - Present
HPI: 64.15
Rank: 261
Among PHILOSOPHERS In India
Among philosophers born in India, Dignāga ranks 27. Before him are Shantideva (685), Homi K. Bhabha (1949), Madhvacharya (1199), Sivananda Saraswati (1887), Ahmad Sirhindi (1564), and Vinayak Damodar Savarkar (1883). After him are Hemachandra (1089), Ravidas (1450), Vallabha (1479), Thiruvalluvar (350), Nisargadatta Maharaj (1897), and Narayana Guru (1855).
Shantideva
685 - 763
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 21
Homi K. Bhabha
1949 - Present
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 22
Madhvacharya
1199 - 1278
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 23
Sivananda Saraswati
1887 - 1963
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 24
Ahmad Sirhindi
1564 - 1624
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 25
Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
1883 - 1966
HPI: 65.41
Rank: 26
Dignāga
480 - 540
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 27
Hemachandra
1089 - 1172
HPI: 64.00
Rank: 28
Ravidas
1450 - 1520
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 29
Vallabha
1479 - 1531
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 30
Thiruvalluvar
350 - 351
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 31
Nisargadatta Maharaj
1897 - 1981
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 32
Narayana Guru
1855 - 1928
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 33