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Bhavaviveka or
Bhavya (Tib.
slob-dpon bha-vya or
skal-ldan/legs-ldan) c.
500–c.
578, was the founder of the
Svatantrika tradition of the
Madhyamaka school of
Buddhism.
According to one source, Bhavaviveka was born to the east of
Magadha in India of a
Kashatriya family. He was ordained by
Nagarjuna.
Another source claims he was born of a royal family of "Mālaya-ra" in South India. After becoming a monk he travelled to Madhya-desa ('Middle India') and received teachings on the
Mahayana sutras and
Nagarjuna's texts from
Acarya Samgharakśita. After this he returned to southern India and became the head of 50 temples and taught extensively. After the death of
Buddhapalita, Bhavaviveka refuted his views by writing a commentary on the
Root Wisdom called
Wisdom Lamp (
Janāndeepa) relying on Nagarjuna's teachings. This text laid the foundations for the Svatantrika school of Buddhism.
In the Svatantrika tradition reasoning is used to establish that phenomena (
dharmas) have no self-nature, and further arguments to establish that the true nature of all phenomena is emptiness. This school differs from the predominant
Prasangika tradition in that the latter refrain from making any assertions whatsoever about the true nature of phenomena.
In the lineage of the
Tibetan
Panchen Lamas there were considered to be four Indian and three Tibetan incarnations of
Amitabha Buddha before
Khedrup Gelek Pelzang, who is recognised as the 1st Panchen Lama. The lineage starts with
Subhuti, one of the original disciples of
Gautama Buddha. Bhavaviveka is considered to be the third Indian incarnation of Amitabha Buddha in this line.
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