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).. Folio 34b3 mentions Aryacandrakīrti explicitly as the author of the text and concludes the first chapter.