Madhyamaka

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Madhyamaka is a major Buddhist philosophical school, founded by Nāgārjuna, that analyzes all phenomena as empty of inherent existence to illuminate the middle way between eternalism and nihilism.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist philosophical school
Mahāyāna Buddhist school
doctrine of emptiness
philosophical tradition
aimsTo articulate the middle way between eternalism and nihilism
associatedWithBranch Mahāyāna
linked to: Mahayana
associatedWithPractice insight meditation on emptiness
associatedWithReligion Buddhism
concerns conventional truth
ultimate truth
coreDoctrine emptiness of inherent existence
śūnyatā
critiques Abhidharma realism
denies inherent existence of persons
inherent existence of phenomena
developedBy Bhāviveka
Buddhapālita
Candrakīrti
Āryadeva
Śāntarakṣita
Śāntideva
emphasizes dependent origination
equates emptiness with dependent origination
foundedBy Nāgārjuna
linked to: Nagarjuna
goal liberation from suffering
realization of emptiness
hasSubSchool Prāsaṅgika Madhyamaka
linked to: Madhyamaka

Svātantrika Madhyamaka
linked to: Madhyamaka
historicalPeriod 2nd century
influenced East Asian Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism
influencedBy Prajñāpāramitā sūtras
linked to: Diamond Sutra
interpretedBy Tsongkhapa
linked to: Je Tsongkhapa
keyText Mūlamadhyamakakārikā
keyTextAuthor Nāgārjuna
linked to: Nagarjuna
languageOfEarlyTexts Sanskrit
originatesFrom India
philosophicalMethod dialectical analysis
reductio ad absurdum arguments
regionOfDevelopment Indian subcontinent
linked to: South Asia
rejects eternalism
nihilism
relatedConcept middle way
non-essentialism
teaches all phenomena are empty of svabhāva
two truths doctrine
viewType anti-foundationalism
non-dualism

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Indian philosophy includesSchool Madhyamaka
Chan Buddhism influencedBy Madhyamaka
Mahayana includesSchool Madhyamaka tradition
linked to: Madhyamaka
Nirvana philosophicallyAnalyzedIn Madhyamaka philosophy
subject linked to: nirvana
linked to: Madhyamaka
Chinese Buddhism hasSchool Sanlun (Madhyamaka) school
linked to: Madhyamaka
Nagarjuna founderOf Madhyamaka
Nagarjuna philosophicalSchool Madhyamaka
Nagarjuna knownFor Middle Way philosophy
linked to: Madhyamaka
Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism mainPhilosophicalView Prāsaṅgika-Madhyamaka
linked to: Madhyamaka
Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism emphasizesStudyOf Madhyamaka (middle way philosophy)
linked to: Madhyamaka
Madhyamaka hasSubSchool Prāsaṅgika Madhyamaka
linked to: Madhyamaka
Madhyamaka hasSubSchool Svātantrika Madhyamaka
linked to: Madhyamaka
Indian Buddhism hasSchool Madhyamaka
Yogācāra relatedTo Madhyamaka
Yogācāra debatedWith Madhyamaka school
linked to: Madhyamaka
Buddha-nature is inherent in all beings interpretedBy Madhyamaka school
linked to: Madhyamaka
East Asian Buddhism hasPhilosophicalSchool Madhyamaka (as interpreted in East Asia)
linked to: Madhyamaka
dependent origination interpretedBy Madhyamaka school
linked to: Madhyamaka
Heart Sutra philosophicalSchool Madhyamaka
Perfection of wisdom (prajñāpāramitā) formsFoundationOf Madhyamaka philosophy
linked to: Madhyamaka
Tathāgatagarbha sutras debatedBy Madhyamaka philosophers
linked to: Madhyamaka
Jonang school influencedBy Indian Madhyamaka
linked to: Madhyamaka
Buddhist logic associatedSchool Mādhyamaka
linked to: Madhyamaka