Prasangika Madhyamaka school

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Prasangika_Madhyamaka_school
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Buddhist philosophical school
gptkbp:adoptedBy gptkb:Gelug_school
gptkb:Sakya_school
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Nagarjuna
gptkb:Chandrakirti
gptkbp:centralTo gptkb:Mūlamadhyamakakārikā
gptkb:Madhyamakavatara
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:Svatantrika_Madhyamaka
gptkbp:debatedBy gptkb:Svatantrika_Madhyamaka
gptkbp:emphasizes emptiness (śūnyatā)
gptkbp:focusesOn refutation of inherent existence
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Prasangika Madhyamaka school
gptkbp:influenced Tibetan Buddhism
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Nagarjuna
gptkb:Chandrakirti
Buddhist logic
gptkbp:languageOfOrigin gptkb:Sanskrit
gptkbp:method reductio ad absurdum (prasanga)
gptkbp:notableFigure gptkb:Chandrakirti
gptkb:Je_Tsongkhapa
gptkb:Tsongkhapa
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:India
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Madhyamaka
gptkbp:region gptkb:India
gptkb:Tibet
gptkbp:schoolType philosophical
gptkbp:teaches gptkb:two_truths_doctrine
all phenomena are empty of inherent existence
emptiness of self and phenomena
ultimate truth is beyond conceptual elaboration
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Madhyamakavatara
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6