Philosophy
Shunyata According to the Madhyamika Doctrine The Madhyamika school of Buddhism is a school of thought that follows the framework of the ‘Middle Path’. The middle path was a natural progression towards the enlightenment of the Bodhisattva, who initially led a life of luxury and then a life of total self-abnegation, only to find wisdom in the Golden Mean. The Buddhist philosopher Nagarjuna initially propounded the practice of Shunyata. Nagarjuna used the concept of shunyata to expound on the ‘perfections of wisdom’ framed by the Bodhisattva. The perfections of wisdom aim to question even the basic assumptions held by Continue reading...
