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This glossary contains an alphabetical list of Buddhist terms that you may find on this website. Many of the terms now include phoneticized Sanskrit (Skt) as well as two forms of Tibetan—the phonetic version (Tib), which is a guide to pronunciation, and transliteration using the Wylie method (Wyl). Search for the term you want by entering it in the search box or browse through the listing by clicking on the letters below. Please see our Content Disclaimer regarding English terms in LYWA publications that may be outdated and should be considered in context.

Prasangika Madhyamaka (Skt)

u ma thäl gyur pa (Tib); dbu ma thal 'gyur pa (Wyl)

The Middle Way Consequence school, a sub-school of the Middle Way school of Buddhist philosophy. The Consequence school accepts mere consequences known to others and does not assert true establishment even conventionally. Examples of Middle Way Consequentialists are Buddhapalita, Chandrakirti and Shantideva. See also Svatantrika Madhyamaka and the four Buddhist philosophical schools.