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Buddhajñānapāda (also known as Buddhaśrījñāna, Jñānapāda and Śrījñānapāda) was an Indian Buddhist monk and thinker. He is associated with the transmission of the Guhyasamāja Tantra of the Vajrayana school of Buddhism.

He is notable for being the first abbot of the mahavihara of Vikramashila which is now situated in the modern-day state of Bihar. He was probably a guru working in the court of the Pala Empire and a disciple of Haribhadra. His writings survive in both their original Sanskrit as well as in later Tibetan translations.

Life

Buddhajñānapāda is silent on his parentage and place of birth.