The Seventeen Great Panditas of Glorious Nalanda
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01 Asanga
02 Atisha
03 Aryadeva
04 Bhavaviveka
05 Buddhapalita
06 Chandrakirti
07 Dharmakirti
08 Dignaga
09 Gunaprabha
10 Haribhadra
11 Kamalashila
12 Nagarjuna
13 Shantarakshita
14 Shakyaprabha
15 Shantideva
16 Vasubandhu
17 Vimuktisena
Atisa holder of the “mind training” (Tib. lojong) teachings
Bhavaviveka early expositor of the Svatantrika Madhyamikha
Buddhapalita early expositor of the Prasangika Madhyamikha
Chandrakirti considered the greatest exponent of Prasangika Madhyamika
Haribhadra commentator on Asanga's Ornament of Clear Realization
Kamalashila 8th-century author of important texts on meditation
Shantarakshita abbot of Nalanda, founder of the Yogachara-Madhyamika who helped Padmasambhava establish Buddhism in Tibet
Shantideva (8th century Indian) author of the Bodhisattvacaryavatra
Vimuktisena commentator on Asanga's Ornament of Clear Realization