Nagarjuna
Nāgārjuna [c. 150 – c. 250 CE (disputed)] was an Indian Mahāyāna Buddhist philosopher monk of the Madhyamaka (Centrism, Middle Way) school. He is widely considered one of the most important Buddhist philosophers. Jan Westerhoff considers him to be "one of the greatest thinkers in the history of Asian philosophy."
Nāgārjuna | |
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Painting of Nāgārjuna | |
| Born | c. 150 CE (date disputed); |
| Died | c. 250 CE India |
| Occupation(s) | Buddhist teacher, monk and philosopher |
| Notable work | Mūlamadhyamakakārikā |
| Era | Ancient philosophy |
| Region | Eastern philosophy |
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Nāgārjuna is widely considered to be the founder of the Madhyamaka school of Buddhist philosophy and a defender of the Mahāyāna movement. His Mūlamadhyamakakārikā (Root Verses on Madhyamaka, MMK) is the most important text on the Madhyamaka philosophy of emptiness. The MMK inspired a large number of commentaries in Sanskrit, Chinese, Tibetan, Korean and Japanese and continues to be studied today.
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