Vigrahavyāvartanī
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Vigrahavyāvartanī is a foundational Buddhist philosophical treatise by Nāgārjuna that systematically defends Madhyamaka emptiness doctrine by refuting objections to his use of reasoning and argument.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist philosophical treatise
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Madhyamaka text ⓘ |
| addressesObjectionsFrom |
Nyāya-style logicians
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realist Buddhist schools ⓘ |
| aim |
defense of Madhyamaka emptiness doctrine
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refutation of objections to Nāgārjuna’s reasoning ⓘ |
| alternativeTransliteration | Vigrahavyavartani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPhilosopher | Nāgārjuna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedSchool | Prāsaṅgika Madhyamaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Nāgārjuna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | important śāstra in Madhyamaka tradition ⓘ |
| centralArgument |
Madhyamaka use of reasoning is conventionally valid despite emptiness
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denial that Madhyamaka undermines rational discourse ⓘ |
| discipline | Buddhist philosophy ⓘ |
| genre |
philosophical treatise
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polemical text ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 2nd–3rd century CE ⓘ |
| influenced |
Tibetan Madhyamaka exegesis
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later Indian Madhyamaka commentators ⓘ |
| keyTheme |
critique of independent means of knowledge
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dependence of pramāṇa on prameya ⓘ rejection of intrinsic nature (svabhāva) ⓘ status of reasoning in Madhyamaka ⓘ two truths doctrine (conventional and ultimate) ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| method |
dialectical refutation
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reductio ad absurdum ⓘ |
| philosophicalFocus |
epistemology
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logic ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ |
| preservation |
extant in Sanskrit
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translated into Tibetan ⓘ |
| primaryDoctrine |
emptiness
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śūnyatā ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Indian subcontinent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor | Mūlamadhyamakakārikā NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | verses with auto-commentary ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Tibetan monastic curricula
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modern scholarly commentaries ⓘ |
| tradition | Madhyamaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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