Buddhapālita
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Buddhapālita was an early Indian Buddhist philosopher and commentator renowned for articulating a subtle, non-assertive interpretation of Madhyamaka thought that strongly influenced later Prāsaṅgika traditions.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist commentator
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Indian Buddhist philosopher ⓘ Madhyamaka philosopher ⓘ |
| approximateCentury | 5th–6th century CE ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Prāsaṅgika interpretation of Nāgārjuna
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monastic scholasticism in India ⓘ |
| associatedWithDoctrine |
emptiness (śūnyatā)
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two truths doctrine ⓘ |
| commentaryOn | Mūlamadhyamakakārikā NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commentaryOnAuthor | Nāgārjuna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Bhāviveka’s Svātantrika approach ⓘ |
| criticizedBy | Bhāviveka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| doctrinalPosition |
denial of intrinsic nature (svabhāva)
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middle way between eternalism and nihilism ⓘ |
| era | early medieval India ⓘ |
| field | Buddhist logic and epistemology (as debated with Bhāviveka) ⓘ |
| influenced |
Candrakīrti
NERFINISHED
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later Tibetan Prāsaṅgika interpreters ⓘ |
| influencedTradition | Prāsaṅgika Madhyamaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| interpretiveApproach |
non-assertive
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strictly apophatic analysis of views ⓘ |
| inTibetanTraditionClassifiedAs | Prāsaṅgika NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
influence on later Prāsaṅgika traditions
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non-assertive interpretation of Madhyamaka ⓘ use of prasaṅga (reductio) arguments ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| legacy |
central figure in Tibetan doxographical accounts of Madhyamaka
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foundation for later Prāsaṅgika–Svātantrika distinction ⓘ |
| methodologicalStance |
exclusive reliance on prasaṅga reasoning
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rejection of autonomous syllogisms in Madhyamaka ⓘ |
| notableWork | Buddhapālitamūlamadhyamakavṛtti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalOrientation | Prāsaṅgika-style Madhyamaka ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Madhyamaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservedIn | Tibetan translation ⓘ |
| region | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
exegete of Nāgārjuna’s thought
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systematizer of non-assertive Madhyamaka ⓘ |
| subjectOf | modern academic research on Madhyamaka hermeneutics ⓘ |
| subjectOfStudyIn | Tibetan monastic curricula ⓘ |
| transmission | works transmitted mainly through Tibetan canon ⓘ |
| viewOnReasoning | reasoning should only expose contradictions in opponents’ positions ⓘ |
| viewOnThesis | Mādhyamikas should not advance positive theses ⓘ |
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