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Short biography of santaraksita


  • Short biography of santaraksita

    • Santaraksita - Tibetan Buddhist Encyclopedia...

    Śāntarakṣita

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    Short biography of santaraksita

  • The Tattvasangraha (with commentary)English translation by Ganganatha Jha, 1937 (includes glossary)
  • Santaraksita - Tibetan Buddhist Encyclopedia
  • Vijñaptimātratā meaning
  • Atisa dipamkara

    • Śāntarakṣita’s Madhyamaka Thought

    Śāntarakṣita is probably best known as one of the great Indian Madhyamaka commentators. His thought in this regard has several features that make it unique including: his integration of Yogācāra thought, his integration of Buddhist logico-epistemological (pramāṇa) developments (discussed below), and his dynamic engagement with other Buddhist and non-Buddhist views (discussed below).

    His Madhyamaka view is most clearly and succinctly articulated in his text Madhyamakālaṃkāra (The Ornament of the Middle Way, hereafter, MA) and his own commentary on that text, Madhyamakālaṃkāravṛtti (The Auto-Commentary on The Ornament of the Middle Way, hereafter, MAV).[5]

    1.1 The Two Truths: Ultimate Truths

    A presentation of the two truths is a standard way by which Madhyamaka philosophers explain their views on the ontolo