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The system of the two truths in the Prasannapadā and The Madhyamakāvatāra: A study in Mādhyamika soteriology

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Abbreviations

BA:

Bodhicaryāvatāra

MA:

Madhyamakāvatāra

MS:

Madhyamakaśāstra

PP:

Prasannapadā

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Huntington, C.W. The system of the two truths in the Prasannapadā and The Madhyamakāvatāra: A study in Mādhyamika soteriology. J Indian Philos 11, 77–106 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00221064

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