The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (946 page)

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Haribhadra
,
also known as Si
habhadra
(late 8th cent. CE).
Indian Buddhist philosopher, a pupil of
ntarak
ita
. A very important commentator on all aspects of
Mah
y
na
stra
, his work presupposes knowledge of the
Pram
a
school and of the
Abhidharma-ko
a
. His school flourished during the reigns of the P
la emperors Dharmap
la and Devap
la (
c.
765–850). His principal works are the
Small Commentary
(
Sphu
rtha

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