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The '''Prasangika''' (Skt. ''Prāsaṅgika''; [[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]]. | The '''Prasangika''' (Skt. ''Prāsaṅgika''; [[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]]. | ||
==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). | |||
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Revision as of 07:29, 19 October 2009
The Prasangika (Skt. Prāsaṅgika; 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.
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).