On MMK 24.18 |
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Authors: | Oetke Claus |
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Affiliation: | (1) Avd. for indologi, Stockholms universitet, 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden |
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Abstract: | The paper explores the extent to which one of the most cited passages in the Western literature on Madhyamaka furnishes a solid basis for particular interpretations regarding the author of the Mūlamadhyamakakārikās. On the one hand it is attempted to show that MMK 24.18 harmonizes well with an exegesis according to which the creator of the concerned work propagated a view that could be labelled by the designation ‘Metaphysical Illusionism’. On the other hand particular features pertaining to natural language and linguistic communication in general are explored in order to a) account for methodological principles as well as limitations to which exegetical undertakings in the pertinent matter are subject and b) to provide an explanation for certain characteristics of Nāgārjuna’s philosophy. |
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Keywords: | Madhyamaka Metaphysics Textual exegesis Language and linguistic communication |
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