Abstract

This article provides an annotated English translation and edition of the Sanskrit and Tibetan texts of Bhāviveka’s (490/500-570) _Madhyamakahṛdayakārikā_ 3.129cd-136 and of the Tibetan text of the _Tarkajvālā_ thereon, which focus on the discussion of unconditioned entities (_asaṃskṛta_). The study is accompanied by an introduction that outlines the general themes of the third chapter, the specific topics within the examined section and various problematic aspects found in the _Tarkajvālā_ exposition of Buddhist (Vaibhāṣika, Yogācāra) and non-Buddhist (Vaiśeṣika, Jain) doctrines and philosophies. The multitude of inaccuracies detected within the examined _Tarkajvālā_ section cast doubt on its authenticity as a genuine work of Bhāviveka. It is hypothesized that the author of at least this portion of the _Tarkajvālā_ might have been a young student who struggled to recall the fundamental doctrines of the schools he attempts to elucidate.