Tradition
Buddhist
Buddhist philosophy is the body of thought that grew from the Buddha's teaching on suffering, impermanence, no-self and dependent arising.
It began in India with the Buddha, around the fifth century BCE, and developed through Abhidharma analysis, the Madhyamaka of Nagarjuna, the Yogacara of Asaṅga and Vasubandhu, and the logic and epistemology of Dignāga and Dharmakīrti. The dialogue between Nagasena and King Milinda discusses the self. In China Jizang, Xuanzang and Fazang developed Madhyamaka, Yogacara and Huayan, and Chan and Pure Land spread across East Asia, while Tibet kept the Indian schools alive. It answers questions on personal identity (1.3.2), perception, inference, causation, skepticism and how to end suffering.
Thinkers in this tradition
- Dignāgac. 480 – 540
- Nagarjunac. 150 – c. 250 CE
- The Buddhac. 480 – 400 BCE (disputed)
- Vasubandhuc. 4th – 5th century CE
- Nagasenatrad. 2nd century BCE
- Asaṅgafl. 4th century CE
- Dharmakīrtic. 6th – 7th century CE
- Dharmottarac. 8th century CE
- Fazang643 – 712
- Xuanzangc. 602 – 664
- Jizang549 – 623
Guide: Indian Philosophy: The Six Schools, the Darśanas and the Great Debates
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