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The '''Prasangika''' (Skt. ''Prāsaṅgika''; Tib. [[ཐལ་འགྱུར་པ་]], [[Wyl.]] ''thal 'gyur'') or 'Consequence' tradition is a subdivision of the [[Madhyamika]] school of philosophy. A defining feature of this approach is its use of consequentialist arguments (Skt. ''prasaṅga'') to establish the ultimate truth of [[emptiness]] beyond all conceptual elaboration. This approach was first explicitly formulated by the Indian scholar [[Buddhapalita]] and later elaborated upon and defended by [[Chandrakirti]]. In the Nyingma tradition of [[Mipham Rinpoche]] the Prasangika are defined as " | The '''Prasangika''' (Skt. ''Prāsaṅgika''; Tib. [[ཐལ་འགྱུར་པ་]], [[Wyl.]] ''thal 'gyur'') or 'Consequence' tradition is a subdivision of the [[Madhyamika]] school of philosophy. A defining feature of this approach is its use of consequentialist arguments (Skt. ''prasaṅga'') to establish the ultimate truth of [[emptiness]] beyond all conceptual elaboration. This approach was first explicitly formulated by the Indian scholar [[Buddhapalita]] and later elaborated upon and defended by [[Chandrakirti]]. | ||
==Definition== | |||
In the [[Nyingma]] tradition of [[Mipham Rinpoche]] the Prasangika are defined as "followers of the Madhyamika who teach by emphasizing the [[uncategorized absolute]] that is free from all assertions".<ref>''dbu ma pa gang zhig rnam grangs ma yin pa'i don dam khas len kun bral rtsal du bton nas 'chad pa''</ref> | |||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
Revision as of 19:40, 3 April 2011
The Prasangika (Skt. Prāsaṅgika; Tib. ཐལ་འགྱུར་པ་, Wyl. thal 'gyur) or 'Consequence' tradition is a subdivision of the Madhyamika school of philosophy. A defining feature of this approach is its use of consequentialist arguments (Skt. prasaṅga) to establish the ultimate truth of emptiness beyond all conceptual elaboration. This approach was first explicitly formulated by the Indian scholar Buddhapalita and later elaborated upon and defended by Chandrakirti.
Definition
In the Nyingma tradition of Mipham Rinpoche the Prasangika are defined as "followers of the Madhyamika who teach by emphasizing the uncategorized absolute that is free from all assertions".[1]
Notes
- ↑ dbu ma pa gang zhig rnam grangs ma yin pa'i don dam khas len kun bral rtsal du bton nas 'chad pa
Further Reading
- The Svatantrika-Prasangika Distinction—what difference does a difference make?, edited by Georges B.J. Dreyfus and Sara L. McClintock (Boston: Wisdom Publications, 2005).