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Prāsaṅgika
Prāsaṅgika (Tib., thal-gyur-pa). One of the major schools of Madhyamaka Buddhism whose main representatives were Buddhapālita and Candrakīrti. These authors use a reductio ad absurdum method of argumentation (prasaṅga) to derive undesired consequences from the premises of their opponents. Through the works of these philosophers, most other forms of Buddhism were subjected to extreme criticism, especially the rival Svātantrika–Madhyamaka and the Yogācāra schools. This form of Madhyamaka is the most influential in Tibetan Buddhism, especially among the Geluk school. It should be noted that the term itself is not attested in Indian Buddhist texts but has been created by modern scholars on the basis of the Tibetan exegetical term.
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DAMIEN KEOWN. "Prāsaṅgika." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DAMIEN KEOWN. "Prāsaṅgika." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O108-Prsagika.html DAMIEN KEOWN. "Prāsaṅgika." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O108-Prsagika.html |
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Prāsaṅgika
Prāsaṅgika. A branch of the Mādhyamaka school of Buddhist philosophy which regards itself as adhering most faithfully to the methodology of Nāgārjuna, the founder of the Mādhyamaka system. It adopts the strategy of criticizing the views of its opponents by deriving undesired consequences (prasaṅga) from them, rather than setting out a positive thesis of its own. Main proponents of the Prāsaṅgika method were Buddhapālita and Candrakīrti, while the Svatantrika cause was championed by Bhāvaviveka.
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JOHN BOWKER. "Prāsaṅgika." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN BOWKER. "Prāsaṅgika." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Prsagika.html JOHN BOWKER. "Prāsaṅgika." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Prsagika.html |
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