Aryadeva
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3rd century Sri Lankan philosopher and writer
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Āryadeva , 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.