Haribhadra (Buddhist philosopher)

[1] He was one of the founding monks of the Vikramashila monastery in modern-day Bihar, India and he was also the preceptor[2] of the Pala Emperor, Dharmapala.

[1] The colophon of the Ālokā details that he was staying at the Trikaṭuka monastery which has yet to be identified but was probably located in the northeast of India around Bihar and Bengal.

Buddhism during Haribhadra's lifetime, was flourishing in the territory of the Pala Empire with new monasteries being established including Vikramashila, Odantapuri and Somapura.

Haribhadra claims, that Abhisamayalamkara chapter 8 is describing Buddhahood through four kayas: svabhavikakaya, [jnana]dharmakaya, sambhogakaya and nirmanakaya.

In Tibet the debate continued, with Je Tsongkhapa championing Haribhadra's position and Gorampa of the Sakya school promoting the other.

The monastery of Vikramashila of which Haribhadra was one of the founding monks
Manuscript of the Aṣṭasāhasrikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra . The colophon from this manuscript contains a copy of Haribhadra's final remarks in the commentary, the Ratnagunasamcaya-gatha