*🛡️Important Buddhist Writers* *1. Ashvaghosha* ♟️Contribution: Authored Buddhacharita in Sanskrit. ♟️Time Period: Contemporary of Kanishka. ♟️Significance: A poet, dramatist, musician, scholar, and debater. *2. Nagarjuna* ♟️Contribution: Founder of the Madhyamaka School of Mahayana Buddhism. ♟️Time Period: Contemporary of Satavahana King Gautamiputra of Andhra. ♟️Significance: A key proponent of Mahayana Buddhism. *3. Asanga and Vasubandhu* ♟️Relationship: Brothers from the Punjab region (4th Century CE). ♟️Contributions: ⚜️Asanga: Teacher of Yogachara/Vijnanavada School, founded by his guru Maitreyanatha. ⚜️Vasubandhu: Authored Abhidharmakosha, an encyclopedic work on Buddhism. *4. Buddhaghosa* ♟️Time Period: 5th Century CE. ♟️Contribution: Pali scholar; authored Visuddhimagga (Path of Purification), a comprehensive guide to Theravada Buddhism. *5. Dinnaga* ♟️Time Period: 5th Century CE. ♟️Contribution: Known as the founder of Buddhist logic. *6. Dharmakirti* ♟️Time Period: 7th Century CE. ♟️Contribution: Renowned Buddhist logician and dialectician, as well as a subtle philosophical thinker.