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6 days ago · Jinendrabuddhi, Śāntarakṣita and Kamalaśīla are those who, while putting the ‘intention of the speaker’ (vivakṣā) at the core of their analysis of verbal communication, opt for a formal and technical treatment of the topic.
4 days ago · śūnya, in the context of buddha dharma, primarily means "empty", or "void," but also means "zero," and "nothing," [7] and derives from the root śvi, meaning "hollow". -tā is a suffix denoting a quality or state of being, equivalent to English "-ness".
5 days ago · Śāntarakṣita (8th century), whose view was later called "Yogācāra-Svatantrika-Madhyamaka" by the Tibetan tradition, saw the Mādhyamika position as ultimately true and at the same time saw the Yogācāra view as a useful way to relate to conventional truth (which leads one to the ultimate).
5 days ago · Śāntarakṣita was also instrumental in the introduction of Buddhism and the Sarvastivadin monastic ordination lineage to Tibet, which was conducted at Samye. Śāntarakṣita's disciples included Haribhadra and Kamalaśīla. This philosophical tradition is influential in Tibetan Buddhist thought.
Jun 28, 2024 · As earlier “Yogācāra-Mādhyamika” authors such as Śrīgupta, Jñānagarbha and Śāntarakṣita, Kamalaśīla regards dependent origination as one of the characteristic features of genuine conventional reality, non-origination (anutpāda) being characteristic of ultimate reality/truth.
Jun 20, 2024 · Śāntarakṣita: Śāntarakṣita, recognized as the founder of Yogācāra-Mādhyamika, was associated with Nalanda. His philosophical insights shaped Buddhist thought.
Jun 12, 2024 · In order to defend the philosophy of Vijñānavāda, Vasubandhu offers a new Sanskrit term vijñapti to refer to consciousness in his famous academic debate text Viṃśikāvṛtti: “ cittaṃ mano vijñānaṃ vijñaptiś ca iti paryāyāḥ /.” 28 ( citta, manas, vijñāna and vijñapti are synonyms.)
