Bhāviveka
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Bhāviveka was a 6th-century Indian Buddhist philosopher of the Madhyamaka school known for systematizing its logic and engaging in rigorous debate with rival traditions.
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| Bhavaviveka | 1 |
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6th-century philosopher
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Buddhist monk ⓘ Indian Buddhist philosopher ⓘ Madhyamaka philosopher ⓘ |
| alternativeTransliteration |
Bhavaviveka
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Bhavya ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Svātantrika–Prāsaṅgika distinction in Madhyamaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 6th century ⓘ |
| field |
Buddhist studies
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Indian philosophy ⓘ epistemology ⓘ logic ⓘ |
| historicalContext | lived after Nāgārjuna and before Candrakīrti ⓘ |
| influenced |
Candrakīrti
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later Tibetan Madhyamaka traditions ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Dignāga
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Nāgārjuna NERFINISHED ⓘ Āryadeva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
critiques of rival Buddhist and non-Buddhist schools
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development of a systematic doxography of Indian philosophies ⓘ systematizing Madhyamaka logic ⓘ use of autonomous syllogisms (svatantra-anumāna) ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
Buddhist logic and epistemology
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Madhyamaka emptiness (śūnyatā) NERFINISHED ⓘ polemics against other philosophical schools ⓘ |
| methodology |
organized rival doctrines into a structured hierarchy
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used formal inference and syllogisms in debate ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Madhyamakahṛdayakārikā
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Prajñāpradīpa NERFINISHED ⓘ Tarkajvālā NERFINISHED ⓘ commentary on Nāgārjuna’s Mūlamadhyamakakārikā ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Madhyamaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalStance |
criticized Mīmāṃsā school
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criticized Nyāya-Vaiśeṣika schools NERFINISHED ⓘ criticized Sāṃkhya philosophy ⓘ criticized Yogācāra (Cittamātra) interpretations ⓘ criticized non-Buddhist theistic views ⓘ defended use of positive syllogistic reasoning within Madhyamaka ⓘ |
| philosophicalSubschool | Svātantrika Madhyamaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInDebate | advocated svatantra reasoning against purely reductio (prasaṅga) methods ⓘ |
| region |
South Asia
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surface form:
Indian subcontinent
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| religiousTradition | Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| textualTradition | works preserved mainly in Tibetan translation ⓘ |
| TibetanName | Legs ldan 'byed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| viewOnConventionalTruth | accepted robust use of conventional reasoning and language ⓘ |
| viewOnEmptiness | held that all phenomena are empty of intrinsic nature (svabhāva) ⓘ |
| viewOnUltimateTruth | identified ultimate truth with the realization of emptiness beyond conceptual elaboration ⓘ |
| wroteCommentaryOn | Mūlamadhyamakakārikā NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Bhavaviveka