Nagarjuna

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Indian Buddhist philosopher Mahayana Buddhist philosopher founder of a philosophical school historical person

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 3
Nagarjuna canonical 2

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian Buddhist philosopher ⓘ
Mahayana Buddhist philosopher ⓘ
founder of a philosophical school ⓘ
historical person ⓘ
associatedWith Mahayana ⓘ
surface form: Mahayana Buddhism
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 ⓘ
Jōjitsu school ⓘ
surface form: Japanese Sanron school

Tibetan Madhyamaka tradition ⓘ
Chan Buddhism ⓘ
surface form: Zen (Chan) Buddhism

modern Buddhist philosophy ⓘ
Śāntideva ⓘ
knownFor Madhyamaka ⓘ
surface form: Middle Way philosophy

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 ⓘ
surface form: 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 South Asia ⓘ
surface form: Indian subcontinent
religion Buddhism ⓘ
traditionallyAssociatedWith Andhra ⓘ
surface form: Andhra region

Nalanda ⓘ
surface form: Nālandā monastic university
traditionallyBornIn South India ⓘ
traditionallyRegardedAs founder of the Madhyamaka school ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nagarjuna Sagar Dam → namedAfter → Nagarjuna ⓘ
Madhyamaka → foundedBy → Nagarjuna ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nāgārjuna
Madhyamaka → keyTextAuthor → Nagarjuna ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nāgārjuna
Indian Buddhism → hasPhilosopher → Nagarjuna ⓘ
Tibetan Tengyur → includesWorksBy → Nagarjuna ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nāgārjuna