- Prajnaptivada
The Prajñaptivāda (Conceptualist) school of
Buddhism split from Golulikas in late third century BCE. The Prajñaptivādins were early articulators of thetwo truths doctrine that is so important toMahāyāna Buddhism, where it is usually found in the tension between upāya andprajñā . The Prajñaptivādins distinguished between saṃvrti (conventional) and paramārtha (ultimate) truth, and between tattva dharmas (real phenomena) and prañapti ones (mere concepts). They grouped the senses and their objects, along with basic elements, as mere concepts, while identifying theskandha s and suffering as real.There is evidence that the Prajñaptivādins were an influence on nagarjuna, who is also among the storied promulgators of the two truths doctrine (using some of the same technical terms), and who in his
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā only cites one text by name, that being the Kaccāyanagotta Sutta, of which the Prajñaptivādins were known to be fond.ee also
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Schools of Buddhism
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*Nikaya Buddhism
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