Bhaviveka Quotes on Truth
Bhaviveka, also known as Bhavaviveka, was an Indian Buddhist Madhyamaka philosopher of the sixth century, traditionally counted, with Buddhapalita and Candrakirti, among the founders of the autonomous, or Svatantrika, reading of Nagarjuna's middle-way philosophy. This page collects quotes attributed to Bhaviveka on the topic of truth, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Bhaviveka:
“Emptiness must be established by reasoning, not merely shown by absurdity.”
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Attributed to Bhaviveka:
“The Madhyamaka path goes between the two extremes of eternalism and annihilationism.”
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Attributed to Bhaviveka:
“All views are empty; even the view that all views are empty must be set down at last.”
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Attributed to Bhaviveka:
“Conventional truth is not opposed to ultimate truth; it is its mode of appearance.”