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Candrakīrti's critique of svasaṃvedana

KimHyunGu 1

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ABSTRACT

Candrakīrti's critique on svasaṃvedana is an important discussion to let us know ideological characteristics of mid-term Madhyamaka school which succeeds to Bhāviveka and what Candrakīrti's Madhyamaka idea is. With trying, in this paper, a critical approach on Candrakīrti's understanding of paratantra, I examined his definition on paratantra. I reviewed also svasaṃvedana in terms of paratantra criticized in Madhyamakāvatāra, and showed correlation between Candrakīrti's understanding of paratantra and his criticism of svasaṃvedana. Significantly, Candrakīrti has criticized paratantra combined with Epistemology viz., “Candrakīrti criticized ālayavijñāna in terms of paratantra and svasaṃvedana in terms of paratantra”. In addition to this, paratantra has become a primary target in Candrakīrti's critique of vijñānavādin.

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