Entering the Middle Way Commentary (入中論講記)

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*The Commentary on Entering the Middle Way* is an important treatise of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism. It consists of verses composed by the Indian Madhyamaka master Candrakīrti, with explanations given by the Han Buddhist venerable master Fazun. Candrakīrti, a representative figure of the Indian Prāsaṅgika Madhyamaka school in the 7th century CE, systematically elucidates the thought of Nāgārjuna Bodhisattva's *Mūlamadhyamakakārikā (Fundamental Verses on the Middle Way)* in his *Madhyamakāvatāra (Entering the Middle Way)*, expounding the Prajñā of śūnyatā (emptiness) through refuting erroneous views and revealing the correct ones. In the 20th century, Venerable Fazun introduced Tibetan Madhyamaka studies to the Han region. His commentary is both profound and accessible, blending the essence of Han and Tibetan Buddhism. This treatise primarily expounds the sequential stages of Bodhisattva practice through the ten bhūmis (grounds), with a key analysis of the Prajñāpāramitā (Perfection of Wisdom) associated with the sixth bhūmi, *abhimukhī* (the Present). It is