mädˈ(h)yəmə̇kə noun
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Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Sanskrit mādhyamika, from madhyama middle, superlative of madhya middle — more at mid
1. or madhyamaka : one of the two major philosophical systems of Mahayana Buddhism holding against both realism and nihilism that ultimate reality has no definable characteristic and is beyond both knowing and being — compare yogacara
2. : an adherent of Madhyamika