Since I would be using Prajñākaramati's commentary for most of my readings, I thought a brief introduction to one of the last of the great Indian Madhyamikas whose texts survived would be necessary.
Borrowed from AI:
Prajñākaramati was a 10th century Indian Mahāyāna Buddhist scholar and commentator of the Mādhyamaka tradition, associated with the monasteries of Nālandā and Vikramaśīla. Celebrated as a disciple in Candrakīrti’s lineage, he is best known for his Bodhicaryāvatārapañjikā, the principal Indian commentary on Śāntideva’s Bodhicaryāvatāra, one of the most influential texts in Mahāyāna ethics and practice.
Prajñākaramati flourished during the Pāla dynasty’s height, when Vikramaśīla and Nālandā were leading centers of Buddhist learning.
His commentary on Bodhicaryāvatāra remains the only Sanskrit pañjikā on Śāntideva’s text to survive. It clarifies grammar, doctrine, and logic while integrating Mādhyamaka analysis with citations from Śikṣāsamuccaya and Prajñāpāramitā literature. Modern scholarship regards it as essential for understanding the Indian exegetical tradition and the interpretation of bodhicitta, patience (kṣānti), and meditation (dhyāna) in Mahāyāna practice.
My thoughts:
The philosophical lineage could be understood somewhat like this:
Nāgārjuna → Āryadeva → Candrakīrti → Śāntideva→ Prajñākaramati
#Bodhicaryavatara
#Santideva
Didi, you're right. Some people are allowed to sit in temples to ask for donations based on their caste, while others are turned away based on their caste,
Casteism must be eradicated from the country.👍