Madhyamaka

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Buddhist philosophical school Mahāyāna Buddhist school doctrine of emptiness philosophical tradition

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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All labels observed (14)

Label Occurrences
Madhyamaka canonical 14
Madhyamaka school 3
Madhyamaka philosophy 2

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist philosophical school ⓘ
Mahāyāna Buddhist school ⓘ
doctrine of emptiness ⓘ
philosophical tradition ⓘ
aimsTo articulate the middle way between eternalism and nihilism ⓘ
associatedWithBranch Mahayana ⓘ
surface form: Mahāyāna
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 Nagarjuna ⓘ
surface form: Nāgārjuna
goal liberation from suffering ⓘ
realization of emptiness ⓘ
hasSubSchool Madhyamaka self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Prāsaṅgika Madhyamaka

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

Referenced by (30)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Indian philosophy → includesSchool → Madhyamaka ⓘ
Chan Buddhism → influencedBy → Madhyamaka ⓘ
Mahayana sutras → associatedWithSchool → Madhyamaka ⓘ
Mahayana → includesSchool → Madhyamaka ⓘ
this entity surface form: Madhyamaka tradition
nirvana → philosophicallyAnalyzedIn → Madhyamaka ⓘ
subject surface form: Nirvana
this entity surface form: Madhyamaka philosophy
Chinese Buddhism → hasSchool → Madhyamaka ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sanlun (Madhyamaka) school
Nagarjuna → founderOf → Madhyamaka ⓘ
Nagarjuna → philosophicalSchool → Madhyamaka ⓘ
Nagarjuna → knownFor → Madhyamaka ⓘ
this entity surface form: Middle Way philosophy
Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism → mainDoctrinalOrientation → Madhyamaka ⓘ
Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism → mainPhilosophicalView → Madhyamaka ⓘ
this entity surface form: Prāsaṅgika-Madhyamaka
Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism → emphasizesStudyOf → Madhyamaka ⓘ
this entity surface form: Madhyamaka (middle way philosophy)
Madhyamaka → hasSubSchool → Madhyamaka self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Prāsaṅgika Madhyamaka
Madhyamaka → hasSubSchool → Madhyamaka self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Svātantrika Madhyamaka
Indian Buddhism → hasSchool → Madhyamaka ⓘ
Yogācāra → relatedTo → Madhyamaka ⓘ
Yogācāra → debatedWith → Madhyamaka ⓘ
this entity surface form: Madhyamaka school
Buddha-nature is inherent in all beings → interpretedBy → Madhyamaka ⓘ
this entity surface form: Madhyamaka school
East Asian Buddhism → hasPhilosophicalSchool → Madhyamaka ⓘ
this entity surface form: Madhyamaka (as interpreted in East Asia)
Hongzhou school → philosophicalInfluence → Madhyamaka ⓘ
dependent origination → interpretedBy → Madhyamaka ⓘ
this entity surface form: Madhyamaka school
Tibetan Buddhism → hasPhilosophicalSchool → Madhyamaka ⓘ
Heart Sutra → philosophicalSchool → Madhyamaka ⓘ
perfection of wisdom (prajñāpāramitā) → formsFoundationOf → Madhyamaka ⓘ
subject surface form: Perfection of wisdom (prajñāpāramitā)
this entity surface form: Madhyamaka philosophy
Tathāgatagarbha sutras → debatedBy → Madhyamaka ⓘ
this entity surface form: Madhyamaka philosophers
Diamond Sutra → philosophicalSchool → Madhyamaka ⓘ
Jonang school → influencedBy → Madhyamaka ⓘ
this entity surface form: Indian Madhyamaka
Sakya school → philosophicalOrientation → Madhyamaka ⓘ
Buddhist logic → associatedSchool → Madhyamaka ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mādhyamaka
Drukpa Kagyu Buddhism → mainPhilosophicalOrientation → Madhyamaka ⓘ