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ARTIGOS • Kriterion 57 (133) • Jan-Apr 2016 • https://doi.org/10.1590/0100-512X2016n13301dl   copy

THE 'TWO TRUTHS' DOCTRINE (SATYADVAYA) AND THE NATURE OF UPĀYA IN NĀGĀRJUNA1 2 The present article is based on two homonymous conferences delivered at Oxford Centre of Hindu Studies, University of Oxford, in February, 2015, and at the Faculty of Divinity, University of Cambridge, in March, 2015. They were part of my activities as Visiting Scholar (Shivdasani Fellow) at the Oxford Centre of Hindu Studies, University of Oxford.

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ABSTRACT

The objective of this article is to contribute to the understanding of Nāgārjuna's 'two truths' doctrine (satyadvaya) as presented in the Mūlamadhyamakakārikā ("The Fundamental Verses of the Middle Path") (XXIV.8-10). For that purpose, we argue that 'two truths' doctrine the basic structural framework for the operational functionality of upāya of upāya (lit., 'skilful means'), perhaps the most important epistemological/pedagogical notion of Mahāyāna Buddhism.

Keywords
Nāgārjuna; Mahāyāna Buddhism; upāya; satyadvaya

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