Dignaga
~480–540
“The founder of Buddhist epistemology, author of the Pramanasamuccaya.”
The four dimensions in the 16-axis model where this thinker scores highest. People in this archetype tend to lean the same way.
- MRMystical Receptivity9 / 10
- TRTrust in Reason8 / 10
- TDTheoretical Drive8 / 10
- UIUniversalist Impulse8 / 10
The six thinkers whose 16-dimensional positions sit closest to this one. Useful as next-reading suggestions.
- DharmakirtiTHRESHOLD
He rebuilt Buddhist logic and epistemology from perception and inference.
- VasubandhuTHRESHOLD
His Twenty Verses defends mind-only against the realist objection.
- ZhiyiTHRESHOLD
The founder of Tiantai, who held three truths in mutual containment.
- AsangaTHRESHOLD
Yogācāra — mind-only; consciousness constructs the world it perceives.
- FazangTHRESHOLD
Huayan — Indra's net; each part contains the whole.
- Jay GarfieldTHRESHOLD
Engaging Buddhism reads analytic philosophy through Madhyamaka eyes.
Short exercises in the same tradition as Dignaga's thought. Each takes 5–25 minutes.
Three doors lead onward.
- 01 · QUIZThe InheritorFind your archetype — discover whether you'd argue with Dignaga or alongside them.CONTINUE ▶
- 02 · COMPAREDignaga vs DharmakirtiOn Mull's map Dharmakirti sits closest. See where they agree and where they part.CONTINUE ▶
- 03 · DAILYToday's SparOne philosopher, one topic, five minutes. A new one drops every day.CONTINUE ▶