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Prasannapadā

matsunami_250 · General Library, The University of Tokyo

Sanskrit Devanāgarī Script Buddhist philosophy/Mādhyamaka

Repository General Library, The University of Tokyo

Reference No. matsunami_250

Language Sanskrit

Date Date not listed

About this Manuscript

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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matsunami_250 · General Library, The University of Tokyo

Catalogue Metadata

Title	Prasannapadā
Repository	General Library, The University of Tokyo
Reference Number	matsunami_250
Collection	Kawaguchi Ekai Collection
Language	Sanskrit
Script	Devanāgarī
Subject Classification	Buddhist philosophy/Mādhyamaka
Date	Date not listed
Place of Origin	Japan
IIIF Manifest	Public IIIF manifest available