Yuktiṣaṣṭikā
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Yuktiṣaṣṭikā is a foundational Buddhist philosophical treatise by Nāgārjuna that systematically analyzes reality through reasoning to support the Madhyamaka doctrine of emptiness.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist philosophical treatise
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Madhyamaka text ⓘ Sanskrit poem ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
analyze reality through reasoning
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support the Madhyamaka doctrine of emptiness ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Indian Buddhism
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Nāgārjuna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| audience | Buddhist philosophers and scholars ⓘ |
| author | Nāgārjuna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | important Madhyamaka root text ⓘ |
| doctrine |
emptiness of inherent existence
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non-substantiality of phenomena ⓘ two truths theory ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
dependent origination (pratītyasamutpāda)
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emptiness (śūnyatā) NERFINISHED ⓘ middle way (madhyamā pratipad) ⓘ philosophical reasoning ⓘ |
| genre |
didactic verse
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philosophical treatise ⓘ |
| influenced |
Tibetan scholastic Madhyamaka
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later Indian Madhyamaka commentators ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Prajñāpāramitā sūtras
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early Madhyamaka thought ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| period | classical Indian Buddhist philosophy ⓘ |
| philosophicalDiscipline |
epistemology
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logic and reasoning ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Madhyamaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservedIn |
Chinese translation
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Tibetan translation ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Indian subcontinent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā
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Vigrahavyāvartanī NERFINISHED ⓘ Śūnyatāsaptati NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| script | Devanāgarī (in modern editions) ⓘ |
| subject |
analysis of causes and conditions
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path to liberation through correct view ⓘ refutation of intrinsic nature (svabhāva) ⓘ relationship between conventional and ultimate truth ⓘ |
| titleRomanization | Yuktiṣaṣṭikā NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | Sixty Stanzas on Reasoning NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tradition | Madhyamaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
rational analysis
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reductio ad absurdum reasoning ⓘ |
| verseCount | 60 ⓘ |
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