Round 10: Tossup 1

Because this sage retrieved the Prajnaparamita sutras from underwater, he is often depicted near a pool with seven small snakes over his head. This sage’s teachings (10[1])inspired Chandrakirti’s (“chan-druh-KEER-tee’s”) prasangika (“prah-SUNG-ih-kah”) doctrine. Je Tsongkhapa (“jay TSONG-kah-pah”) refined that doctrine after a dream about having this sage’s writings placed on top of his head, which led him to found Gelug. Because Huìwén (-5[1])(“hway-wun”) awakened while contemplating this sage’s teachings, this sage is the honorary first patriarch of the Tiāntāi school. This sage was the subject of the rangtong-shentong feud when the Jonang (“JOE-nahng”) school argued that a concept he formalized applied only to provisional truths. (10[1]-5[1])Those texts were banned (10[1])by Gelug authorities who said both of this sage’s “two truths” (10[2])were meant (10[1])to (10[1])have śūnyatā (10[1]-5[1])(“shoon-yah-TAH”). For 10 points, name this Buddhist philosopher who founded the Madhyamaka (10[3])(“MUD-hyuh-muh-kuh”) school. (10[2])■END■ (10[10]0[2])

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