Nagarjuna

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Nagarjuna was an influential Indian Buddhist philosopher, traditionally regarded as the founder of the Madhyamaka (Middle Way) school of Mahayana Buddhism.

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Label Occurrences
Nāgārjuna 25
Nagarjuna canonical 5
Acharya Nagarjuna 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian Buddhist philosopher
Mahayana Buddhist philosopher
founder of a philosophical school
historical person
associatedWith Mahayana Buddhism
linked to: Mahayana
doctrine all phenomena are empty of inherent existence
conventional truth is the everyday functioning of phenomena
emptiness is dependent origination
ultimate truth is the emptiness of all dharmas
era 2nd century
3rd century
founderOf Madhyamaka
influenced Bhāviveka
Candrakīrti
Chinese Sanlun school
Japanese Sanron school
linked to: Jōjitsu school

Tibetan Madhyamaka tradition
Zen (Chan) Buddhism
linked to: Chan Buddhism

modern Buddhist philosophy
Śāntideva
knownFor Middle Way philosophy
linked to: Madhyamaka

critique of essentialism
doctrine of emptiness (śūnyatā)
influence on East Asian Buddhism
influence on Tibetan Buddhism
influence on later Buddhist logic and epistemology
reductio ad absurdum style arguments
two truths doctrine
language Sanskrit
majorWork Catuḥstava
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā
Ratnāvalī
Suhṛllekha
Vigrahavyāvartanī
Yuktiṣaṣṭikā
Śūnyatāsaptati
philosophicalConcept Middle Way
dependent origination (pratītyasamutpāda)
two truths (conventional and ultimate)
śūnyatā
philosophicalSchool Madhyamaka
philosophicalStance Middle Way between eternalism and nihilism
anti-essentialism
rejection of svabhāva (inherent existence)
region Indian subcontinent
linked to: South Asia
religion Buddhism
traditionallyAssociatedWith Andhra region
linked to: Andhra

Nālandā monastic university
linked to: Nalanda
traditionallyBornIn South India
traditionallyRegardedAs founder of the Madhyamaka school

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Nagarjuna Sagar Dam namedAfter Nagarjuna
Madhyamaka foundedBy Nāgārjuna
linked to: Nagarjuna
Madhyamaka keyTextAuthor Nāgārjuna
linked to: Nagarjuna
Indian Buddhism hasPhilosopher Nagarjuna
Tibetan Tengyur includesWorksBy Nāgārjuna
linked to: Nagarjuna
Shunya (void) associatedWith Nagarjuna
Acharya Nagarjuna University namedAfter Acharya Nagarjuna
linked to: Nagarjuna
Sanron school influencedBy Nāgārjuna
linked to: Nagarjuna
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā author Nāgārjuna
linked to: Nagarjuna
Śūnyatāsaptati author Nāgārjuna
linked to: Nagarjuna
Śūnyatāsaptati attributedTo Nāgārjuna
linked to: Nagarjuna
Vigrahavyāvartanī author Nāgārjuna
linked to: Nagarjuna
Vigrahavyāvartanī associatedPhilosopher Nāgārjuna
linked to: Nagarjuna
Yuktiṣaṣṭikā author Nāgārjuna
linked to: Nagarjuna
Yuktiṣaṣṭikā associatedWith Nāgārjuna
linked to: Nagarjuna
Catuḥstava author Nāgārjuna
linked to: Nagarjuna
Catuḥstava attributedTo Nāgārjuna
linked to: Nagarjuna
Ratnāvalī author Nāgārjuna
linked to: Nagarjuna
Ratnāvalī composedBy Nāgārjuna
linked to: Nagarjuna
Suhṛllekha author Nāgārjuna
linked to: Nagarjuna
Candrakīrti influencedBy Nāgārjuna
linked to: Nagarjuna
Chinese Sanlun school influencedBy Nāgārjuna
linked to: Nagarjuna
Bhāviveka influencedBy Nāgārjuna
linked to: Nagarjuna
Je Tsongkhapa influencedBy Nagarjuna
Guhyasamāja keyCommentator Nāgārjuna
linked to: Nagarjuna
Āryadeva teacher Nāgārjuna
linked to: Nagarjuna
Buddhapālita commentaryOnAuthor Nāgārjuna
linked to: Nagarjuna
Shantarakshita influencedBy Nāgārjuna
linked to: Nagarjuna
Two Truths doctrine developedBy Nāgārjuna
linked to: Nagarjuna
Tengyur containsWorksBy Nāgārjuna
linked to: Nagarjuna