Buddhapālita
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Buddhapālita was an early Indian Buddhist philosopher and commentator renowned for articulating a subtle, non-assertive interpretation of Madhyamaka thought that strongly influenced later Prāsaṅgika traditions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Buddhapālita canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Buddhapālita Context triple: [Madhyamaka, developedBy, Buddhapālita]
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Dharmaputra
Dharmaputra is another name for Yudhishthira, the eldest Pandava prince in the Indian epic Mahabharata, renowned for his righteousness and adherence to dharma.
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B.
Devabhuti
Devabhuti was the final king of the Shunga dynasty in ancient India, whose overthrow marked the end of Shunga rule and the rise of the Kanva dynasty.
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C.
Āryadeva
Āryadeva was a 3rd-century Indian Buddhist philosopher and key disciple of Nāgārjuna, renowned for his influential works that systematized and expanded Madhyamaka (Middle Way) thought.
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D.
Anandapala
Anandapala was a ruler of the Hindu Shahi dynasty in northwestern India who is best known for resisting Mahmud of Ghazni’s invasions in the early 11th century.
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E.
Kashyapa
Kashyapa is a revered Vedic sage and progenitor in Hindu mythology, regarded as one of the ancient rishis and a patriarch of many gods, demons, and beings.
- 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: Buddhapālita Target entity description: Buddhapālita was an early Indian Buddhist philosopher and commentator renowned for articulating a subtle, non-assertive interpretation of Madhyamaka thought that strongly influenced later Prāsaṅgika traditions.
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A.
Dharmaputra
Dharmaputra is another name for Yudhishthira, the eldest Pandava prince in the Indian epic Mahabharata, renowned for his righteousness and adherence to dharma.
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B.
Devabhuti
Devabhuti was the final king of the Shunga dynasty in ancient India, whose overthrow marked the end of Shunga rule and the rise of the Kanva dynasty.
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C.
Āryadeva
Āryadeva was a 3rd-century Indian Buddhist philosopher and key disciple of Nāgārjuna, renowned for his influential works that systematized and expanded Madhyamaka (Middle Way) thought.
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D.
Anandapala
Anandapala was a ruler of the Hindu Shahi dynasty in northwestern India who is best known for resisting Mahmud of Ghazni’s invasions in the early 11th century.
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E.
Kashyapa
Kashyapa is a revered Vedic sage and progenitor in Hindu mythology, regarded as one of the ancient rishis and a patriarch of many gods, demons, and beings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist commentator
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Indian Buddhist philosopher ⓘ Madhyamaka philosopher ⓘ |
| approximateCentury | 5th–6th century CE ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Prāsaṅgika interpretation of Nāgārjuna
ⓘ
monastic scholasticism in India ⓘ |
| associatedWithDoctrine |
emptiness (śūnyatā)
ⓘ
two truths doctrine ⓘ |
| commentaryOn | Mūlamadhyamakakārikā ⓘ |
| commentaryOnAuthor |
Nāgārjuna
ⓘ
linked to:
Nagarjuna
|
| contrastedWith | Bhāviveka’s Svātantrika approach ⓘ |
| criticizedBy | Bhāviveka ⓘ |
| doctrinalPosition |
denial of intrinsic nature (svabhāva)
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middle way between eternalism and nihilism ⓘ |
| era | early medieval India ⓘ |
| field | Buddhist logic and epistemology (as debated with Bhāviveka) ⓘ |
| influenced |
Candrakīrti
ⓘ
later Tibetan Prāsaṅgika interpreters ⓘ |
| influencedTradition |
Prāsaṅgika Madhyamaka
ⓘ
linked to:
Tibetan Prāsaṅgika Madhyamaka tradition
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| interpretiveApproach |
non-assertive
ⓘ
strictly apophatic analysis of views ⓘ |
| inTibetanTraditionClassifiedAs |
Prāsaṅgika
ⓘ
linked to:
Tibetan Prāsaṅgika Madhyamaka tradition
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| knownFor |
influence on later Prāsaṅgika traditions
ⓘ
non-assertive interpretation of Madhyamaka ⓘ use of prasaṅga (reductio) arguments ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| legacy |
central figure in Tibetan doxographical accounts of Madhyamaka
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foundation for later Prāsaṅgika–Svātantrika distinction ⓘ |
| methodologicalStance |
exclusive reliance on prasaṅga reasoning
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rejection of autonomous syllogisms in Madhyamaka ⓘ |
| notableWork | Buddhapālitamūlamadhyamakavṛtti ⓘ |
| philosophicalOrientation | Prāsaṅgika-style Madhyamaka ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Madhyamaka ⓘ |
| preservedIn | Tibetan translation ⓘ |
| region | India ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Buddhism ⓘ |
| role |
exegete of Nāgārjuna’s thought
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systematizer of non-assertive Madhyamaka ⓘ |
| subjectOf | modern academic research on Madhyamaka hermeneutics ⓘ |
| subjectOfStudyIn | Tibetan monastic curricula ⓘ |
| transmission | works transmitted mainly through Tibetan canon ⓘ |
| viewOnReasoning | reasoning should only expose contradictions in opponents’ positions ⓘ |
| viewOnThesis | Mādhyamikas should not advance positive theses ⓘ |
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