Majjhima Patipada: 2 definitions
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General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: Buddhist Door: GlossaryIt denotes the mean between two extremes, particularly between realism and nihilism, eternal substantial existence and annihilation. This doctrine opposes the rigid categories of existence and non existence in the interest of a middle way. This is the utlimate truth of Buddhism, and the reality character of all Buddha. See also Eight Negations.Source: Shambala Publications: GeneralMiddle Way (Skt., madhyamā-pratipad; Pali, majjhimapātipadā); generally, a term for the way of the historical Buddha Shākyamuni, which teaches avoidance of all extremes—like indulgence in the pleasures of the senses on one side and self-mortification and asceticism on the other. More specifically, it refers to the Mādhyamika school founded by Nāgārjuna, which refrains from choosing between opposing positions, and in relation to the existence or nonexistence of all things, treads a middle way.
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Partial matches: Majjhima, Patipada.
Full-text: Patipada.
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Buddha Desana (by Sayadaw U Pannadipa)
Chapter 2 - Life Of The Buddha < [Part II - The Buddha]
Practicing Insight on Your Own (by Acharn Thawee Baladhammo)
The Catu-Bhanavara-Pali (critical study) (by Moumita Dutta Banik)
(1) Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta < [Chapter 4 - Subject Matter of the Third Bhanavara]
Buddhism in a Nutshell (by Narada Mahathera)
Dhyana in the Buddhist Literature (by Truong Thi Thuy La)
1.5: Significance of the Concepts (of Dhyāna) < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Things as They Are (by Acariya Maha Boowa Nanasampanno)