Bhavyaviveka
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17 sectionsContents
- Background
- Philosophy
- Mādhyamaka and Pramāṇa
- The Importance of Reasoning
- Doxography and Indian philosophy
- Works
- ''Heart of the Middle'' and ''Blaze of Reasoning''
- ''Wisdom Lamp''
- Bhāvaviveka II
- In Tibetan Buddhism
- Panchen Lama lineage
- See also
- References
- Sources
- Primary Sources in Translation
- Secondary Sources
- External links
thumb|Acharya|Ācārya Bhāviveka Converts a Nonbeliever to Buddhism, [[Gelug 18th-century Qing painting in the Philadelphia Museum of Art]]
Bhāviveka, also called Bhāvaviveka (; ), and Bhavya was a sixth-century (c. 500 – c. 570) madhyamaka Buddhist philosopher. Alternative names for this figure also include Bhavyaviveka, Bhāvin, Bhāviviveka, Bhagavadviveka and Bhavya. Bhāviveka is the author of the Madhyamakahrdaya (Heart of the Middle), its auto-commentary the Tarkajvālā (Blaze of Reasoning) and the Prajñāpradīpa (Lamp for Wisdom).