Candrakīrti

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Candrakīrti was a 7th-century Indian Buddhist philosopher and commentator renowned for his influential expositions of Madhyamaka (Middle Way) thought, especially through works like the Madhyamakāvatāra.

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Label Occurrences
Candrakīrti canonical 10
Candrakirti 1
Candrakīrti (as later interpreter) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist monk
Indian Buddhist philosopher
Madhyamaka philosopher
associatedWith Nālandā monastic university
linked to: Nalanda
centuryActive 7th century
historicalReputation key figure in defining Prāsaṅgika vs Svātantrika distinction
major authority for later Tibetan scholasticism
influenced Prāsaṅgika interpretation in Tibetan Buddhism
Tibetan Madhyamaka tradition
Tsongkhapa
linked to: Je Tsongkhapa
influencedBy Buddhapālita
Nāgārjuna
linked to: Nagarjuna

Āryadeva
knownFor commentaries on Nāgārjuna
critique of autonomous syllogisms (svatantra-anumāna)
defense of Nāgārjuna’s Madhyamaka
exposition of emptiness (śūnyatā)
use of prasaṅga (reductio) arguments
language Sanskrit
Madhyamakāvatāra_subject realization of emptiness
stages of the bodhisattva path
notableWork Catuḥśataka-ṭīkā
Madhyamakāvatāra
Madhyamakāvatāra-bhāṣya
linked to: Madhyamakāvatāra

Prasannapadā
Yuktiṣaṣṭikā-vṛtti
linked to: Yuktiṣaṣṭikā

Āryadeva-śataka-ṭīkā
linked to: Śata-śāstra
philosophicalDiscipline Buddhist philosophy
Epistemology
Metaphysics
philosophicalPosition critique of Yogācāra (Cittamātra) interpretations
emphasis on conventional truth in everyday practice
interpretation of Madhyamaka as non-assertive
rejection of inherent existence (svabhāva)
two truths doctrine (conventional and ultimate)
linked to: Two Truths doctrine
Prasannapadā_type commentary on Nāgārjuna’s Mūlamadhyamakakārikā
region India
religion Buddhism
role commentator on Madhyamaka texts
systematizer of Prāsaṅgika-Madhyamaka
school Prāsaṅgika-Madhyamaka
subjectOfCommentaryOn Catuḥśataka
linked to: Śata-śāstra

Mūlamadhyamakakārikā
Yuktiṣaṣṭikā
tradition Madhyamaka
viewOnPath bodhisattva path as explained in Madhyamakāvatāra
viewOnPractice union of wisdom (prajñā) and compassion (karuṇā)

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Nagarjuna influenced Candrakīrti
Madhyamaka developedBy Candrakīrti
Indian Buddhism hasPhilosopher Candrakirti
linked to: Candrakīrti
Tibetan Tengyur includesWorksBy Candrakīrti
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā commentedBy Candrakīrti
Śūnyatāsaptati associatedPerson Candrakīrti (as later interpreter)
linked to: Candrakīrti
Bhāviveka influenced Candrakīrti
Je Tsongkhapa influencedBy Chandrakirti
linked to: Candrakīrti
Guhyasamāja keyCommentator Candrakīrti
Āryadeva influenceOn Candrakīrti
Buddhapālita influenced Candrakīrti
Two Truths doctrine interpretedBy Candrakīrti