The Central Philosophy of Buddhism: A Study of the Mādhyamika System

Absolute accepted according activity alternative appearance arguments ātman awareness BCAP become body Brahman Buddha Buddhist called Candrakirti causality cause chapter complete conceived conception conditioned consciousness considered consistent criticism deny dependent dialectic distinction doctrine dogmatic effect elements empirical entity existence experience fact false freedom function give given Hegel ideal identical illusion implied important Indian philosophy interpretation intuition Kant knowledge lead logic Madhyamika Mahāyāna matter means metaphysics mind modes motion Nāgārjuna nature negation negative object opposite original particular permanent phenomena philosophy position possible Prajñā Prajñāpāramitā present principle Pure question quoted reality Reason regard rejection relation relative says schools sense soul space speculative spiritual standpoint substance Sūtra taken Tathāgata teaching texts theory things thought tion tradition transcendent true truth ultimate understanding universal unreal Vedanta Vijñānavāda