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Beyond Duality

Asian Studies
This article explores the concept of “nothingness” in the Advaita Vedānta and Madhyamaka traditions of Indian Buddhism, analysing their convergences, divergences, and broader implications within Indian philosophical traditions.
Pankaj Vaishnav
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Traditional Tibetan Buddhist Monastic Education and Its Contemporary Adaptations Since 1959

Religion Compass, Volume 18, Issue 9, September 2024.
ABSTRACT This article surveys the academic literature on Tibetan Buddhist monastic education, covering both its development inside Tibet prior to 1959, when the fourteenth Dalai Lama fled into exile, and its revival and adaptations since that time. Academic works on monastic education before 1959 examine important landmarks from the 11th until the 20th
Nicholas S. Hobhouse
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Early Chinese Madhyamaka Ethics: Revisiting the Subtleties of Jizang’s Claim That “Grasses and Trees Possess Buddha-Nature”

Religions
Taking Jiaxiang Jizang’s (嘉祥吉藏, 549–623) statement that “grasses and trees possess Buddha-nature” (草木有佛性, cao mu you foxing) as an example of Early Chinese Madhyamaka ethics, I provide an analysis of the two main propositions of his claim and discuss the
Wei-Hung Yen
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Philosophy on Stage: Theatricality, Ritual and Logic in Ancient India

Acta Poética, 2013
The article analyses the public debates in ancient India, distinguishing the different modalities of these practices as they appear in the compendiums of logic (Nyāyasūtra) and in the medical Sanskrit literature (Carakasamhitā).
Juan Arnau
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The Stoicism of Śāntideva: Comparisons between Stoic and Buddhist philosophy

Theoria, Volume 90, Issue 4, Page 377-399, August 2024.
Abstract Recently, due to various geopolitical events, a movement for 'decolonisation' has taken shape. In essence, this movements seeks to right the wrongs of Western colonialism. This desire has been expressed in many diverse ways depending on the context.
Lee Clarke
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MINDS, INTRINSIC PROPERTIES, AND MADHYAMAKA BUDDHISM

Zygon, 2009
Certain philosophers and scientists have noticed that there are data that do not seem to fit with the traditional view known as the Mind/Brain Identity theory (MBI).
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Can Madhyamaka Support Final Causation? ‘Groundless Teleology’ in Mahāyāna Buddhism, C.S. Peirce, and Chaos Theory

Religions
One recurrent criticism of the Madhyamaka doctrine of emptiness (śūnyatā) is its equation with a potential axiological nihilism that undermines, inter alia, the telos of Buddhist practice.
Jesse R. A. Berger
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Cutting Through False Dualisms

International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 2017
In this article, I will use the two truths doctrine from Buddhism to explicate transformative social change as a transmodern moral framework for critical psychological research.
Robert K. Beshara
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Crossing and Questioning Boundaries: Five Influential Books in Mahayana/East Asian Buddhism

Religious Studies Review, Volume 51, Issue 2, Page 333-336, June 2025.
Matthew Mitchell
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The Essential Content, Integrative Characteristics, and Theoretical Origins of Wencai’s “One Mind” Theory in A New Commentary on the Zhao Lun

Religions
The Zhao Lun, authored by Seng Zhao, elaborates on the Madhyamaka thought. This work has had a significant impact on Chinese Buddhist philosophy, as well as on Confucianism and Taoism.
Ning Liu, Yuanguang Li
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