Catuḥstava
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Catuḥstava is a collection of four devotional hymns attributed to the Buddhist philosopher Nāgārjuna, expressing key themes of Madhyamaka thought in poetic form.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist hymn collection
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Madhyamaka text ⓘ devotional text ⓘ |
| associatedSchool | Madhyamaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attributedTo | Nāgārjuna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Nāgārjuna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Buddhist devotional literature
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Indian Buddhist philosophy texts ⓘ |
| circulatesIn |
Sanskrit manuscript tradition
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Tibetan Buddhist canon (translation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| doctrineExpressed | middle way between eternalism and nihilism ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
inexpressibility of ultimate truth
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non-conceptual wisdom ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
emptiness (śūnyatā)
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middle way ⓘ praise of the Buddha ⓘ two truths doctrine ⓘ |
| genre | devotional hymn ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Acintyastava
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Lokātītastava NERFINISHED ⓘ Niraupamyastava NERFINISHED ⓘ Paramārthastava ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early centuries CE ⓘ |
| influenced | later Madhyamaka commentators ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| literaryForm | poetry ⓘ |
| numberOfHymns | 4 ⓘ |
| philosophicalContext | Mahāyāna Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| praises | qualities of the Buddha ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Indian subcontinent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Mūlamadhyamakakārikā NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Buddhism ⓘ |
| subject |
Buddha
NERFINISHED
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conventional reality ⓘ dependent origination ⓘ ultimate reality ⓘ |
| textType | śāstra-related hymn ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Buddhist devotional practice
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Madhyamaka philosophical study ⓘ |
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