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मध्यमकहृदयवृत्तितर्कज्वाला
Madhyamakahṛdayavṛttitarkajvālā
"The Blaze of Reasoning," A Running Commentary on "The Heart of the Middle Way" (84000)
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The Madhyamakahṛdayavṛttitarkajvālā (Tibetan: Dbu ma'i snying po'i 'grel pa rtog ge 'bar ba) is an influential sixth-century commentary written by the Indian Madhyamaka philosopher Bhāvaviveka (or Bhavya) on his own verse text, the Madhyamakahṛdayakārikā. It is a foundational text in the Yogācāra-Madhyamaka dialogue.
The text functions as a comprehensive commentary (vṛtti) that utilizes logic and debate (tarka) to explain and defend Bhāvaviveka's understanding of Madhyamaka, often known as Svātantrika.
It provides an in-depth analysis of various Buddhist and non-Buddhist philosophical systems. Notably, it refutes the Yogācāra school's view on reality and the path to Buddhahood.The text addresses important philosophical topics, including:
- The Buddha's Omniscience: Chapter 10 defends the omniscience of the Buddha against critics, using examples from the Buddha's life.
- "Non-production from Others": It refutes the Sautrāntika, Vaibhāṣika, and Vaiśeṣika schools regarding the nature of causality and existence.
- Distinction between Conventional and Ultimate Reality: Bhāviveka argues that the "imagined nature" exists conventionally, but ultimately, things are empty.
| Reference | Bhāviveka (slob dpon chen po b+ha bya). madhyamakahṛdayavṛttitarkajvālā [मध्यमकहृदयवृत्तितर्कज्वाला]. dbu ma'i snying po'i 'grel pa rtog ge 'bar ba [དབུ་མའི་སྙིང་པོའི་འགྲེལ་པ་རྟོག་གེ་འབར་བ།]. ["The Blaze of Reasoning," A Running Commentary on "The Heart of the Middle Way" (84000)]. Tengyur, RKTST 3201 http://www.rkts.org/cat.php?id=3201&typ=2. |
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| People | Bhāvaviveka, Atiśa, Naktso Lotsāwa Tsultrim Gyalwa |
