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This is the name a commentary by Candrakīrti on the Madhyamakaśāstra of Nāgārjuna. Candrakīrti is a Buddhist writer; pupil of Dharmapāla; elder contemporary of Candragomin; according to Tārānātha he was born at Samanta in South India, studied under Kamalabuddhi and later lived as a Pandit in Nalanda and wrote on Mādhyamika philosophy (NCC).Chandrakirti is included Prasaṅgika school of Mādhyamika thought. The text contains 27 divisions, each titled as a parikṣā which expounds Candrakīrti's position against an opponent supporting Buddhist foundationalism (Dan Arnold, annotated translation of Prasannapadā).
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