Middle Way; 中觀; Tibetan: དབུ་མ (dbu ma); Wylie: dbu ma;  Sanskrit: Madhyamaka;

Madhyamaka (middle way) is one of the two major Mahayana philosophical schools, founded by the great Indian master Nagarjuna in the second century. Its central teaching is that all phenomena, both internal and external, are empty of any inherent, independent existence. This emptiness is not a form of nihilism but rather the ultimate nature of reality, which is understood through the correct analysis of dependent arising. The school is further divided into two main branches regarding the method of establishing emptiness. Its profound dialectical reasoning systematically deconstructs all conceptual fabrications, revealing the peace of ultimate reality beyond all extremes.

Traditional Chinese Explanation:
中觀為大乘佛教兩大主要學派之一，由西元二世紀的印度大師龍樹菩薩所創立。其核心教義主張一切內外諸法皆無自性，空性並非虛無主義，而是依因緣而生起之諸法的究竟實相。此學派對於緣起性空的正確分析，揭示了超越一切戲論的寂靜境界。該學派內部依其論證空性的方式，再分為兩個主要支派。中觀宗的銳利辯證邏輯，系統性地拆解一切概念造作，成為大乘佛教最高深的正見基石。