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Buddhapālita (; , fl. 5th-6th centuries CE) was an Indian Mahayana Buddhist commentator on the works of Nagarjuna and Aryadeva. His Mūlamadhyamaka-vṛtti is an influential commentary to the Mūlamadhyamakakarikā.

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  • Bibliotheca Buddhica
  • Mulamadhymakavrtti. Tibetische Übersetzung Hrsg. Von Max Walleser
  • Buddhapalita's Commentary on Nagarjuna's Middle Way
  • Mūlamadhyamakavr̥tti
  • Mulamadhymakavrtti

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Buddhapālita (; , fl. 5th-6th centuries CE) was an Indian Mahayana Buddhist commentator on the works of Nagarjuna and Aryadeva. His Mūlamadhyamaka-vṛtti is an influential commentary to the Mūlamadhyamakakarikā.

Buddhapālita's commentarial approach works was criticised by his contemporary Bhāviveka, and then defended by the later Candrakīrti (c. 600–650).

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