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'''Buddhapalita''' (Skt. ''Buddhapālita''; Tib. ''Sangyé Kyang''; [[Wyl.]] ''sangs rgyas bskyangs'') - the great Indian scholar who is acknowledged as the founder of the [[Prasangika Madhyamika]]. He composed a commentary to [[Nagarjuna]]'s ''[[Mulamadhyamaka-karika]]'', known simply as the ''Mūlamadhyamakavṛtti'', or the 'Buddhapalita' commentary. | '''Buddhapalita''' (Skt. ''Buddhapālita''; Tib. ''Sangyé Kyang''; [[Wyl.]] ''sangs rgyas bskyangs'') - the great Indian scholar who is acknowledged as the founder of the [[Prasangika Madhyamika]]. He composed a commentary to [[Nagarjuna]]'s ''[[Mulamadhyamaka-karika]]'', known simply as the ''Mūlamadhyamakavṛtti'', or the 'Buddhapalita' commentary. | ||
==Further Reading== | |||
*Lobsang N. Tsonawa, ''Indian Buddhist Pandits from The Jewel Garland of Buddhist History'', Dharamsala: Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, 1985. | |||
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[[Category:Indian Masters]] | |||
[[Category:Seventeen Nalanda Masters]] | [[Category:Seventeen Nalanda Masters]] | ||
[[Category:Madhyamika]] | [[Category:Madhyamika]] | ||
Revision as of 12:30, 7 August 2009
Buddhapalita (Skt. Buddhapālita; Tib. Sangyé Kyang; Wyl. sangs rgyas bskyangs) - the great Indian scholar who is acknowledged as the founder of the Prasangika Madhyamika. He composed a commentary to Nagarjuna's Mulamadhyamaka-karika, known simply as the Mūlamadhyamakavṛtti, or the 'Buddhapalita' commentary.
Further Reading
- Lobsang N. Tsonawa, Indian Buddhist Pandits from The Jewel Garland of Buddhist History, Dharamsala: Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, 1985.