Madhyamaka

Madhyamaka

Madhyamaka, or the Middle Way, is founded on the idea that all phenomena are empty of an inherent, unchanging, and permanent ‘nature.’ Nagarjuna, believed to be the first proponent of Madhyamaka, identified two aspects of truth: the relative, being the functional aspect of the phenomenal world, and the ultimate, which is beyond conventions and mental elaboration.

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Recent Books On Madhyamaka

The Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment (Volume 3)

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