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Upādāyaprajñaptih{dot below} and the Meaning of Absolutives: Grammar and Syntax in the Interpretation of Madhyamaka

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2011-06-01

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15730395
00221791

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10.1007/s10781-010-9121-9

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2-s2.0-79956128975

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Mahidol University

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Journal of Indian Philosophy. Vol.39, No.3 (2011), 229-244

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Mattia Salvini Upādāyaprajñaptih{dot below} and the Meaning of Absolutives: Grammar and Syntax in the Interpretation of Madhyamaka. Journal of Indian Philosophy. Vol.39, No.3 (2011), 229-244. doi:10.1007/s10781-010-9121-9 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/11397

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Upādāyaprajñaptih{dot below} and the Meaning of Absolutives: Grammar and Syntax in the Interpretation of Madhyamaka

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Mattia Salvini

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Mahidol University

Abstract

The article discusses the relevance of the syntactical implications of the absolutive ending (lyabanta) in interpreting the Madhyamaka term upādāyaprajñapti, and hence Mūlamadhyamakakārikā 18.24. The views of both Sanskrit and Pāli classical grammarians are taken into account, and a comparison is made between some contemporary English translations of MMK 18.24 as against Candrakīrti's commentary. The conclusion suggests that Candrakīrti is grammatically accurate and perceptive, that he may have been aware of the tradition of Candragomin's grammar, and that the structural analogy between upādāyaprajñapti and pratītyasamutpāda may be relevant in understanding the relationship between notional and existential dependence. © 2011 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.

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