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
Shunya (void) → associatedWith → Madhyamaka ⓘ
Non-dualism (advaya) → associatedWith → Madhyamaka school ⓘ
linked to: Madhyamaka
Kumārajīva → school → Mādhyamaka ⓘ
linked to: Madhyamaka
Sanron school → basedOn → Madhyamaka philosophy ⓘ
linked to: Madhyamaka
Sanron school → follows → Nāgārjuna’s Madhyamaka ⓘ
linked to: Madhyamaka
Sanron school → influencedBy → Chinese Madhyamaka ⓘ
linked to: Madhyamaka
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā → influenced → Prāsaṅgika Madhyamaka ⓘ
linked to: Madhyamaka
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā → influenced → Svātantrika Madhyamaka ⓘ
linked to: Madhyamaka
Śūnyatāsaptati → tradition → Madhyamaka ⓘ
Śūnyatāsaptati → philosophicalSchool → Prāsaṅgika-Madhyamaka (later classification) ⓘ
linked to: Madhyamaka
Vigrahavyāvartanī → tradition → Madhyamaka ⓘ
Yuktiṣaṣṭikā → tradition → Madhyamaka ⓘ
Catuḥstava → associatedSchool → Madhyamaka ⓘ
Ratnāvalī → associatedWith → Madhyamaka philosophy ⓘ
linked to: Madhyamaka
Ratnāvalī → philosophicalSchool → Madhyamaka ⓘ
Candrakīrti → tradition → Madhyamaka ⓘ