Āryadeva
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Bodhisattva (in later tradition)
Indian Buddhist philosopher
Madhyamaka philosopher
disciple of Nāgārjuna
Āryadeva was a 3rd-century Indian Buddhist philosopher and key disciple of Nāgārjuna, renowned for his influential works that systematized and expanded Madhyamaka (Middle Way) thought.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Bodhisattva (in later tradition)
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Indian Buddhist philosopher ⓘ Madhyamaka philosopher ⓘ disciple of Nāgārjuna ⓘ |
| aimOfTeachings | removal of ignorance and afflictive emotions ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Nālandā monastic university (in later tradition)
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South Indian Buddhist communities (in some accounts) ⓘ |
| authorshipStatusOfCatuḥśataka | generally accepted ⓘ |
| authorshipStatusOfŚataśāstra | disputed or uncertain ⓘ |
| CatuḥśatakaCommentariesBy |
Candrakīrti
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Tibetan scholars ⓘ |
| CatuḥśatakaContent |
first 8 chapters on conventional practices
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last 8 chapters on ultimate truth and emptiness ⓘ |
| CatuḥśatakaStructure | 16 chapters ⓘ |
| century | 3rd century ⓘ |
| doctrine |
gradual dismantling of attachment to views
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refutation of non-Buddhist schools ⓘ two truths theory ⓘ |
| honorificTitleInTibet | ’Phags pa Lha (Aryadeva) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
Bhāviveka
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Buddhapālita NERFINISHED ⓘ Candrakīrti NERFINISHED ⓘ East Asian Sanlun (Three Treatise) school NERFINISHED ⓘ Tibetan Prāsaṅgika Madhyamaka tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
expanding Nāgārjuna’s philosophy
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influence on later Indian and Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ systematizing Madhyamaka thought ⓘ |
| languageOfOriginalWorks | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| philosophicalFocus |
Middle Way (Madhyamaka)
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emptiness (śūnyatā) ⓘ refutation of intrinsic existence ⓘ |
| philosophicalMethod |
dialectical refutation
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use of reductio arguments (prasaṅga) ⓘ |
| region | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| roleInLineage | early figure in Madhyamaka transmission to later India and Tibet ⓘ |
| school | Mahāyāna Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| statusInTradition | regarded as an accomplished bodhisattva by later Buddhists ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Chinese Buddhist translations
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Tibetan doxographical literature ⓘ |
| teacher | Nāgārjuna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tradition | Madhyamaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| work |
Akṣaraśataka (Hundred Syllables)
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Catuḥśataka (Four Hundred Verses) NERFINISHED ⓘ Hastavalaprakarana (Treatise on the Tip of the Trunk) NERFINISHED ⓘ Śataśāstra (Hundred Treatise, Chinese: Bai lun) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worksPreservedIn |
Chinese translation
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Tibetan translation ⓘ |
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