Third-century disciple of Nāgārjuna. His name is usually translated into Tibetan as ’phags pa lha.

One of the great masters of Indian Buddhism. The main disciple of Nāgārjuna, he lived in the early a.d. centuries and wrote numerous important works of Mādhyamika philosophy.

Āryadeva (third century ᴄᴇ) was a direct student of Nāgārjuna and an influential writer on Middle Way philosophy.