Prasannapadā

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).. Matsunami remarks that it seems that No. 252 and No. 250 belong to the same original book. Every leaf is stamped "Belongs to Nudima Nundu"). Last folio has some faded lettering on the right side, slightly illegible.