Buddhapālita

Buddhapalita (470–550), was a commentator on the works of Nagarjuna and Aryadeva. His works were mildly criticised by his contemporary Bhavaviveka, and then he was vigorously defended by the later Candrakirti, whose terms differentiating the two scholars led to the rise of the Prasaṅgika and Svatantrika schools of Madhyamaka. In this sense, Buddhapalita can be said to have been the founder of the Prasaṅgika Madhyamaka School.
== See also ==
* Bhavaviveka
* Nagarjuna
* Samgharaksita
 
Category:470 births
Category:550 deaths
Category:Buddhist philosophers
Category:Madhyamaka
Category:Indian Buddhists
Category:Mahayana Buddhism writers
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