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Madhyamaka: Jan Westerhoff

German Lourenço Mejia
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from Madhyamaka & Methodology A Symposium on Buddhist Theory and Method featuring Jan Westerhoff (University of Durham) Watch the entire symposium here: http://www.smith.edu/buddhism/event-m... ============================== Introduction to Madhyamaka Buddhism ============================== Arnold, D. "Madhyamaka Buddhism", Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Dec 31, 2005). http://www.iep.utm.edu/b-madhya/ Berger, B. "Nagarjuna", Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (May 4, 2005). http://www.iep.utm.edu/nagarjun/ Hayes, R. "Madhyamaka", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Nov 6, 2010). http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/mad... Westerhoff, J. "Nagarjuna", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Feb 10, 2010). http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/nag... ----------- The Yuktisastika says: 50. The magnanimous have neither thesis nor contention. How can there be an opposing thesis to those who have no thesis? 51. By taking any stand …...more
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from Madhyamaka & Methodology A Symposium on Buddhist Theory and Method featuring Jan Westerhoff (University of Durham) Watch the entire symposium here: http://www.smith.edu/buddhism/event-m... ============================== Introduction to Madhyamaka Buddhism ============================== Arnold, D. "Madhyamaka Buddhism", Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Dec 31, 2005). http://www.iep.utm.edu/b-madhya/ Berger, B. "Nagarjuna", Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (May 4, 2005). http://www.iep.utm.edu/nagarjun/ Hayes, R. "Madhyamaka", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Nov 6, 2010). http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/mad... Westerhoff, J. "Nagarjuna", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Feb 10, 2010). http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/nag... ----------- The Yuktisastika says: 50. The magnanimous have neither thesis nor contention. How can there be an opposing thesis to those who have no thesis? 51. By taking any standpoint whatsoever one is attacked by the twisting snakes of the klesas. But whose minds have no standpoint are not caught. ------------ "Over the past half-century the doctrine of Madhyamaka school, and in particular that of Nagarjuna, has been variously described as nihilism, monism, irrationalism, misology, agnosticism, scepticism, criticism, dialectic, mysticism, acosmism, absolutism, relativism, nominalism, and linguistic analysis with therapeutic value. With the exception of the first five which are hardly appropriate in any context and become quite misleading when taken in their usual senses, such descriptions no doubt correspond to some aspect of Madhyamaka thought." -- David Seyfort Ruegg, The literature of the Madhyamaka school of philosophy in India, Page 2 ------------ The Mulamadhyamaka karika 24:10 says: Without relying on conventions, the sublime meaning cannot be taught. Without understanding the sublime meaning, one will not attain nirvana. ------------ The Cittavajrastava says: I bow to my own mind That dispels mind's ignorance By eliminating the mind-sprung web Through this very mind itself. Sentient beings with their various inclinations Picture different kinds of gods, But our precious mind cannot be established As any other god than complete liberation. ------------

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