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'''Chandrakirti''' (Skt. Candrakīrti; Tib. Dawa Drakpa; ''zla ba grags pa'') | '''Chandrakirti''' (Skt. ''Candrakīrti''; Tib. [[ཟླ་བ་གྲགས་པ་]], ''Dawa Drakpa''; [[Wyl.]] ''zla ba grags pa'') — a renowned Indian scholar who was born in the early seventh century. He is the author of ''[[Introduction to the Middle Way]]'', ''[[Clear Words]]'' and other key works of the [[Prasangika]] [[Madhyamika]]. | ||
==Writings== | ==Writings== | ||
His major writings include: | |||
*[[Clear Words]] | |||
*[[Commentary on the Four Hundred Verses on the Yogic Deeds of Bodhisattvas]] | *[[Commentary on the Four Hundred Verses on the Yogic Deeds of Bodhisattvas]] | ||
*[[Commentary on the Seventy Stanzas on Emptiness]] | |||
*[[Commentary on the Sixty Stanzas on Reasoning]] | |||
*[[Introduction to the Middle Way]] | |||
*[[Seventy Verses on Taking Refuge]] | *[[Seventy Verses on Taking Refuge]] | ||
==Further Reading== | |||
*Cesare Rizzi, ''Candrakīrti'' (Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1988). | |||
*David Seyfort Ruegg, ''The Literature of the Madhyamaka School of Philosophy in India'' (Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 1981). | |||
*Kevin A. Vose, ''Resurrecting Candrakirti—Disputes in the Tibetan Creation of Prasangika'' (Boston: Wisdom Publications, 2008). | |||
*Lobsang N. Tsonawa, ''Indian Buddhist Pandits from The Jewel Garland of Buddhist History'' (Dharamsala: Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, 1985). | |||
==Internal Links== | |||
* [[Quotations: Indian Masters#Candrakīrti|Quotations from Candrakīrti's ''Introduction to the Middle Way'']] | |||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
*[http://www.lotsawaschool.org/chandrakirti_quotes.html Famous quotes from the writings of Chandrakirti] | <!-- no more: | ||
*[http://www.lotsawaschool.org/chandrakirti_quotes.html Famous quotes from the writings of Chandrakirti] --> | |||
*{{TBRC|P0RK243|TBRC Profile}} | |||
[[Category:Historical Masters]] | [[Category:Historical Masters]] | ||
[[Category:Indian Masters]] | |||
[[Category:Seventeen Nalanda Masters]] | [[Category:Seventeen Nalanda Masters]] | ||
[[Category:Madhyamika]] | [[Category:Madhyamika]] | ||
Latest revision as of 01:01, 9 June 2018
Chandrakirti (Skt. Candrakīrti; Tib. ཟླ་བ་གྲགས་པ་, Dawa Drakpa; Wyl. zla ba grags pa) — a renowned Indian scholar who was born in the early seventh century. He is the author of Introduction to the Middle Way, Clear Words and other key works of the Prasangika Madhyamika.
Writings
His major writings include:
- Clear Words
- Commentary on the Four Hundred Verses on the Yogic Deeds of Bodhisattvas
- Commentary on the Seventy Stanzas on Emptiness
- Commentary on the Sixty Stanzas on Reasoning
- Introduction to the Middle Way
- Seventy Verses on Taking Refuge
Further Reading
- Cesare Rizzi, Candrakīrti (Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1988).
- David Seyfort Ruegg, The Literature of the Madhyamaka School of Philosophy in India (Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 1981).
- Kevin A. Vose, Resurrecting Candrakirti—Disputes in the Tibetan Creation of Prasangika (Boston: Wisdom Publications, 2008).
- Lobsang N. Tsonawa, Indian Buddhist Pandits from The Jewel Garland of Buddhist History (Dharamsala: Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, 1985).
