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== Madhyamaka ==
'''Madhyamaka''' (Sanskrit: मध्यमक, Madhyamaka) refers primarily to a [[Mahāyāna Buddhism|Mahāyāna Buddhist school]] of philosophy founded by [[Nāgārjuna]]. According to Madhyamaka all [[Noumenon#Phenomenon|phenomena]] (dharmas) are empty (śūnya) of "nature," a "substance" or "essence" ([[Svābhāva (Buddhism)|svābhāva]]) which gives them "solid and independent existence," because they are dependently co-arisen. But this "[[Śūnyatā|emptiness]]" itself is also "empty": it does not have an existence on its own, nor does it refer to a transcendental reality beyond or above phenomenal reality.
'''Madhyamaka''' (Sanskrit: मध्यमक, Madhyamaka) refers primarily to a [[Mahāyāna Buddhism|Mahāyāna Buddhist school]] of philosophy founded by [[Nāgārjuna]]. According to Madhyamaka all [[Noumenon#Phenomenon|phenomena]] (dharmas) are empty (śūnya) of "nature," a "substance" or "essence" ([[Svābhāva (Buddhism)|svābhāva]]) which gives them "solid and independent existence," because they are dependently co-arisen. But this "[[Śūnyatā|emptiness]]" itself is also "empty": it does not have an existence on its own, nor does it refer to a transcendental reality beyond or above phenomenal reality.


== Great Madhyamaka ==
== Great Madhyamaka ==


In Tibet, there is a school known as the Great Madhyamaka, or Yogacara-Madhyamaka, known as [[Shentong]]. Practitioners of this school claim this is a superior view to the ordinary Madhyamaka. This view was elucidated in the scriptures of Maitreya, [[Āryāsaṅga|Asanga]], Vasubandhu and Dignaga. It was also profoundly illuminated in [[Nāgārjuna|Nagarjuna]]'s Praise to Dharmadhatu. Thus, Shentong is considered to be the viewpoint of both masters, Nagarjuna and Asanga.
In Tibet, there is a school known as the '''Great Madhyamaka''' (''mahamadhyamaka''), or Yogacara-Madhyamaka, or [[Shentong]]. Practitioners of this school claim this is a superior view to the ordinary Madhyamaka. This view was elucidated in the scriptures of Maitreya, [[Āryāsaṅga|Asanga]], Vasubandhu and Dignaga. It was also profoundly illuminated in [[Nāgārjuna|Nagarjuna]]'s Praise to Dharmadhatu. Thus, Shentong is considered to be the viewpoint of both masters, Nagarjuna and Asanga.


== See also ==
The Great Madhyamaka states that "[[Śūnyatā|emptiness]]" is a Principle is empty of all qualities except its own inherent existent. This view has many points of contact with the teachings of [[H. P. Blavatsky]] in regards to the [[absolute]].
 
=== See also ===
*[[Shentong]]
*[[Shentong]]
*[[Yogācāra]]
*[[Yogācāra]]
*[[Jonang]]
==Online resources==
===Articles===
*[http://www.easterntradition.org/doctrinal%20position%20of%20the%20wisdom%20tradition.pdf# The Doctrinal Position of the Wisdom Tradition: Great Madhyamaka] by David Reigle




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Madhyamaka

Madhyamaka (Sanskrit: मध्यमक, Madhyamaka) refers primarily to a Mahāyāna Buddhist school of philosophy founded by Nāgārjuna. According to Madhyamaka all phenomena (dharmas) are empty (śūnya) of "nature," a "substance" or "essence" (svābhāva) which gives them "solid and independent existence," because they are dependently co-arisen. But this "emptiness" itself is also "empty": it does not have an existence on its own, nor does it refer to a transcendental reality beyond or above phenomenal reality.

Great Madhyamaka

In Tibet, there is a school known as the Great Madhyamaka (mahamadhyamaka), or Yogacara-Madhyamaka, or Shentong. Practitioners of this school claim this is a superior view to the ordinary Madhyamaka. This view was elucidated in the scriptures of Maitreya, Asanga, Vasubandhu and Dignaga. It was also profoundly illuminated in Nagarjuna's Praise to Dharmadhatu. Thus, Shentong is considered to be the viewpoint of both masters, Nagarjuna and Asanga.

The Great Madhyamaka states that "emptiness" is a Principle is empty of all qualities except its own inherent existent. This view has many points of contact with the teachings of H. P. Blavatsky in regards to the absolute.

See also

Online resources

Articles