founder of Madhyamaka school
major figure in Mahāyāna Buddhism
debated with Brahmanical philosophers
debated with Jain philosophers
debated with Mimamsa philosophers
debated with Nyaya philosophers
debated with Samkhya philosophers
debated with Vaisheshika philosophers
debated with early Buddhist schools
influenced Buddhist epistemology
influenced Buddhist logic
influenced Buddhist metaphysics
influenced East Asian Buddhist philosophy
influenced Tibetan Buddhist philosophy
influenced Zen Buddhism
influenced modern Buddhist studies
subject of many commentaries