Chinese Sanlun school
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The Chinese Sanlun school was an early Chinese Buddhist tradition that developed and systematized Madhyamaka (Middle Way) philosophy, emphasizing the doctrine of emptiness and the refutation of all fixed views.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist school
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Chinese Buddhist tradition ⓘ Madhyamaka tradition ⓘ |
| aim | realization of non-conceptual wisdom ⓘ |
| associatedWith | translation activities of Kumārajīva ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Indian Madhyamaka
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Nāgārjuna’s philosophy ⓘ Āryadeva’s philosophy ⓘ |
| ChineseName | 三論宗 ⓘ |
| coreConcept |
emptiness of all dharmas
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middle path between existence and non-existence ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| doctrineCharacteristic |
emphasis on non-attachment to doctrines
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rejection of inherent existence ⓘ use of two truths to avoid nihilism and eternalism ⓘ |
| era | Six Dynasties period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flourishedInCentury |
6th century
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7th century ⓘ |
| founder | Jizang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | East Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| importantFigure |
Falang
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Jizang NERFINISHED ⓘ Kumārajīva NERFINISHED ⓘ Senglang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
East Asian Buddhist philosophy
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Japanese Sanron school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Kumārajīva’s translations
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Nāgārjuna NERFINISHED ⓘ Āryadeva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterStatus | declined as an independent school in China ⓘ |
| legacy | integrated into Tiantai and other Chinese schools ⓘ |
| mainDoctrine |
Middle Way (Madhyamaka)
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emptiness (śūnyatā) ⓘ refutation of all fixed views ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Three Treatises NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalFocus |
dependent origination
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two truths doctrine ⓘ |
| philosophicalMethod | deconstruction of conceptual proliferations (prapañca) ⓘ |
| region | Jiankang area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| schoolType | Mahāyāna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scripturalLanguage | Classical Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teachingMethod |
dialectical refutation
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reduction of views to absurdity (prasaṅga) ⓘ |
| textualCorpusName | Sanlun (Three Treatises) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesText |
Dvādaśanikāya-śāstra (Twelve Gate Treatise)
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Mūlamadhyamakakārikā NERFINISHED ⓘ Śata-śāstra (Hundred Treatise) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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