Mūlamadhyamakakārikā
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Mūlamadhyamakakārikā is a foundational Buddhist philosophical treatise that systematically expounds the Madhyamaka doctrine of emptiness and the middle way.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mūlamadhyamakakārikā canonical | 12 |
| Madhyamaka-śāstra | 1 |
| Mūlamadhyamakakārikā (as Zhonglun) | 1 |
| Nagarjuna’s Madhyamaka | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9566183 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mūlamadhyamakakārikā Context triple: [Nagarjuna, majorWork, Mūlamadhyamakakārikā]
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A.
Lankāvatāra Sutra
The Lankāvatāra Sutra is a key Mahayana Buddhist scripture known for its teachings on mind-only philosophy, Buddha-nature, and the importance of direct experiential realization over conceptual understanding.
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B.
Vākyapadīya
Vākyapadīya is a foundational Sanskrit treatise on language and philosophy that systematically presents the sphoṭa theory and explores the relationship between word, sentence, and meaning.
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C.
Tattva Prakasika
Tattva Prakasika is a traditional philosophical commentary in the Dvaita Vedanta school that elaborates and clarifies key metaphysical doctrines.
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D.
Tattvasamasa
Tattvasamasa is a concise classical text of the Samkhya school of Indian philosophy that systematically outlines its fundamental metaphysical principles and categories (tattvas).
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E.
Tathāgatagarbha sutras
The Tathāgatagarbha sutras are a group of Mahayana Buddhist scriptures that teach all beings possess an innate Buddha-nature, emphasizing the inherent potential for enlightenment.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mūlamadhyamakakārikā Target entity description: Mūlamadhyamakakārikā is a foundational Buddhist philosophical treatise that systematically expounds the Madhyamaka doctrine of emptiness and the middle way.
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A.
Lankāvatāra Sutra
The Lankāvatāra Sutra is a key Mahayana Buddhist scripture known for its teachings on mind-only philosophy, Buddha-nature, and the importance of direct experiential realization over conceptual understanding.
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B.
Vākyapadīya
Vākyapadīya is a foundational Sanskrit treatise on language and philosophy that systematically presents the sphoṭa theory and explores the relationship between word, sentence, and meaning.
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C.
Tattva Prakasika
Tattva Prakasika is a traditional philosophical commentary in the Dvaita Vedanta school that elaborates and clarifies key metaphysical doctrines.
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D.
Tattvasamasa
Tattvasamasa is a concise classical text of the Samkhya school of Indian philosophy that systematically outlines its fundamental metaphysical principles and categories (tattvas).
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E.
Tathāgatagarbha sutras
The Tathāgatagarbha sutras are a group of Mahayana Buddhist scriptures that teach all beings possess an innate Buddha-nature, emphasizing the inherent potential for enlightenment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist philosophical treatise
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Madhyamaka text ⓘ śāstra ⓘ |
| abbreviation | MMK ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
analysis of motion and time
ⓘ
analysis of self and person ⓘ conceptual analysis of causality ⓘ nirvāṇa and saṃsāra non-duality ⓘ refutation of extremes of eternalism and nihilism ⓘ |
| author |
Nāgārjuna
ⓘ
linked to:
Nagarjuna
|
| canonicalStatus | foundational text of Madhyamaka school ⓘ |
| centralDoctrine |
middle way
ⓘ
śūnyatā ⓘ |
| chapterCount | 27 ⓘ |
| commentedBy |
Bhāviveka
ⓘ
Buddhapālita ⓘ Candrakīrti ⓘ Tsongkhapa ⓘ
linked to:
Je Tsongkhapa
Śāntideva ⓘ |
| coreTheme |
dependent origination
ⓘ
emptiness of all dharmas ⓘ rejection of intrinsic nature (svabhāva) ⓘ two truths doctrine ⓘ |
| genre | philosophical verse treatise ⓘ |
| influenced |
Chinese Sānlùn tradition
ⓘ
linked to:
Chinese Sanlun school
East Asian Sanlun (Three Treatise) school ⓘ
linked to:
Chinese Sanlun school
Japanese Sanron school ⓘ Prāsaṅgika Madhyamaka ⓘ
linked to:
Madhyamaka
Svātantrika Madhyamaka ⓘ
linked to:
Madhyamaka
Tibetan Buddhist philosophy ⓘ |
| language | Classical Sanskrit ⓘ |
| meter | anuṣṭubh (śloka) meter ⓘ |
| period | early centuries CE (commonly dated around 2nd–3rd century) ⓘ |
| philosophicalMethod | reductio ad absurdum (prasaṅga) ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Madhyamaka ⓘ |
| preservedIn |
Chinese Buddhist canon
ⓘ
linked to:
Chinese Buddhist Canon
Sanskrit manuscripts ⓘ Tibetan Buddhist canon ⓘ
linked to:
Tibetan Tengyur
|
| regionOfOrigin |
Indian subcontinent
ⓘ
linked to:
South Asia
|
| religiousTradition | Buddhism ⓘ |
| script | Devanāgarī (in many modern editions) ⓘ |
| structure | 27 chapters (traditional count) ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
epistemology in Buddhist philosophy
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logic and argumentation in Buddhism ⓘ ontology in Buddhist philosophy ⓘ |
| titleTranslation |
Fundamental Verses of the Middle Way
ⓘ
linked to:
Root Verses on the Middle Way
Root Verses on the Middle Way ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Tibetan monastic debate training
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monastic philosophical curricula ⓘ |
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