Buddhapalita Quotes on Truth
Buddhapalita was an Indian Buddhist Madhyamaka philosopher of the late fifth and early sixth century, traditionally counted, with Bhaviveka and Candrakirti, as one of the three principal commentators on Nagarjuna's middle-way philosophy. This page collects quotes attributed to Buddhapalita on the topic of truth, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Buddhapalita:
“The Madhyamika has no thesis of his own; he draws out only the consequences of others.”
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Attributed to Buddhapalita:
“Refutation by absurdity is not silence; it is the most articulate form of teaching.”
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Attributed to Buddhapalita:
“Things do not arise from themselves, from another, from both, or from neither.”
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Attributed to Buddhapalita:
“Emptiness is not a doctrine to be defended; it is the dissolving of every doctrine.”
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Attributed to Buddhapalita:
“What dependently arises is what is empty; what is empty is the path.”