Concept

Svatantrika–Prasaṅgika distinction

Overview

doctrinal distinction within Tibetan Buddhism

Overview adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for authors).

Philosophers who discussed Svatantrika–Prasaṅgika distinction

• Je Tsongkhapa
• Gorampa
• Nagarjuna
• Śāntarakṣita
• Jñānagarbha
• Buddhapālita
• Jamgon Kongtrul

Related ideas

• Dignāga
• Je Tsongkhapa
• Rimé movement
• Gorampa
• Nyingma
• Haribhadra (Buddhist philosopher)
• 5th Dalai Lama
• Sakya
• Kamalaśīla
• Nagarjuna
• Reductio ad absurdum
• Śāntarakṣita
• Yogachara
• Chan Buddhism
• Bhāviveka
• Syllogism
• Madhyamaka
• Pramana
• Vajrayana
• Sautrāntika
• Chandrakirti
• Buddha-nature
• Shantideva
• Dalai Lama

Place in the tradition

Part of Buddhist philosophy.

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