This paper argues that Candrakīrti's (c. 7th century) systematic use of ‘non-analysis' (avicāra) functions not merely as a philosophical technique for preserving conventional reality from ultimate deconstruction, but also as embedded meditative guidance intended to foster contemplative realization. While contemporary scholarship has largely approached Madhyamaka through Western philosophical...
Abstract This paper examines whether Mādhyamikas meditate, or if their insight into reality is purely a theoretical one. While traditional scholarship in India and Tibet is of a single voice in considering Madhyamaka fundamentally a meditative tradition, contemporary interpretations frequently neglect its meditative dimension by getting embroiled in its metaphysical aspects, via the lenses of...