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Jun 13, 2024 · The Mulamadhyamakakarika is not only a grand commentary on the Buddha's discourse to Kaccayana, the only discourse cited by name, but also a detailed and careful analysis of most of the important discourses included in the Nikayas and the agamas, especially those of the Atthakavagga of the Sutta-nipata. Copyright:
Jul 2, 2024 · The foundational text of the Mādhyamaka tradition is Nāgārjuna's Mūlamadhyamakakārikā ("Root Verses on the Middle Way"). More broadly, Mādhyamaka also refers to the ultimate nature of phenomena as well as the non-conceptual realization of ultimate reality that is experienced in meditation.
Jun 12, 2024 · I’ll argue that one particular argument of Nāgārjuna’s against causation in the Mūlamadhyamakakārikā deserves careful consideration from the perspective of contemporary western metaphysics. To show why this is the case, I’ll offer an interpretation of the key passages which differs from at least one popular reading.
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1 day ago · Nāgārjuna was the 2nd-century ce founder of the Madhyamaka school of Indian Buddhist philosophy. He is best known for his articulation and defense of the core Mahāyāna claim that all things are empty ( śūnya) or devoid of intrinsic nature. When this claim is understood against the background of the metaphysical theories of the Abhidharma ...
Jun 12, 2024 · As is evidenced by the benedictory verses to the Mūlamadhyamakakārikā as well as the first chapter on the category of conditions (pratyaya), the central topic of Nāgārjuna’s Madhyamaka is dependent origination.
1 day ago · Once the translation team was assembled, Prabhākaramitra led the translation efforts in the capital, successfully completing three Buddhist texts: Ratnaketuparivarta 寶星陀羅尼經, Mūlamadhyamakakārikā 般若燈論釋, and Mahāyānasūtrālaṃkāra 大乘莊嚴經論. The prefaces of these translations offer in-depth insights into the translation process, shedding light on the inner workings of the earliest elite translation team.
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4 days ago · The seminal work of Mahāyāna philosophy, Nāgārjuna's Mūlamadhyamakakārikā, mentions the canon's Katyāyana Sūtra (SA 301) by name, and may be an extended commentary on that work. Nāgārjuna systematized the Mādhyamaka school of Mahāyāna philosophy.
