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ISSN 2753-4812
ISSN 2753-4812

Madhyamakāvatāra Series

Thirteen Major Texts Madhyamakāvatāra

English (5) | བོད་ཡིག (3)

Texts related to the Madhyamakāvatāra (dbu ma la ’jug pa), or Introduction to the Middle Way, by Candrakīrti:

Advice

by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
Almost certainly written in 1958, this brief text in verse summarizes Tsongkhapa Lobzang Drakpa's approach to Prāsaṅgika Madhyamaka based on his interpretation of Candrakīrti's Introduction to the Middle Way (Madhyamakāvatāra).
Middle Way 9 May 2021

Commentary

by Khenchen Namdrol Tsering
In this teaching, translated from an audio recording, Khenchen Namdrol Tsering explains the background to Candrakīrti's classic work by discussing the texts of the 'collection (or corpus) of reasoning' (rigs tshogs) attributed to Nāgārjuna, the great philosopher and founder of the Madhyamaka tradition.
Middle Way
by Khenchen Namdrol Tsering
In this, the second part of his extensive oral commentary on Candrakīrti's Madhyamakāvatāra, Khenchen Namdrol Tsering discusses the title of the text and the translator's homage.
Middle Way

Prologue

by Khenpo Shenga
This introduction to the teaching of Candrakīrti's Madhyamakāvatāra explains how the text provides an introduction (avatāra) to the most important Middle Way treatise, namely the Mūlamadhyamakakārikā of Nāgārjuna.
Middle Way Pedagogy 11 Feb 2020

Quotations

by Candrakīrti
A selection of commonly cited verses from Candrakīrti's classic treatise The Introduction to the Middle Way (Madhyamakāvatāra).
Quotations 18 Sep 2025

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Middle Way Thirteen Major Texts

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