Buddhism and the Mādhyamika Thought: A Study with reference to select Buddhist treatises

Abstract

Buddhism, right from the beginning, has a magnitudinous expanse of its philosophical thought
which can be said to have culminated in Mādhyamika School. The Mādhyamika has developed its
entire philosophical corpus on Śūnyatā doctrine which has become a moving force of entire
scholarship in the field of Buddhist philosophy since then. My Present paper deals with the
formation of Mahāyāna School, its Historical background and the Philosophical implications
thereof primarily the Śūnyata doctrine of Mādhyamika School.