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Nagarjuna

Also known as Nāgajjuna Bhikkhu, Nāgārjunācārya, Nāgārjuna Bodhisattva, Aacharya Nagarjuna, Nagarjun, Nagarjunacharya, Naga Arjuna, Nāgārjuna

Nāgārjuna (, ; ) was an Indian philosopher and Mahāyāna Buddhist monk of the Madhyamaka (Centrism, Middle Way) school. Nāgārjuna is widely considered one of the most important Buddhist philosophers. He was 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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Nāgārjuna was a male philosopher, writer, and Buddhist monk who lived during the second century. Born in South India in 150, he practiced Buddhism and worked within the field of Buddhist philosophy. He was educated at Nalanda Mahavihara and spoke Sanskrit. His birthday falls on the 24th day of the 7th month in the Chinese calendar.

He authored approximately 40 works, including *On generating the resolve to become a Buddha*, *大智度論*, *대지도론大智度論*, *十二門論講話*, and *Nāgārjuna on the six perfections*. His students included Aryadeva, Bhavyaviveka, Candrakīrti, and Shavaripa. Nāgārjuna died in India around 250. He is described in sources such as the *Encyclopædia Britannica* 11th edition.

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Person · Open Library

Born: 2nd cent.
Died: c. 250
Works: 40

Top works

On generating the resolve to become a Buddha
大智度論
대지도론大智度論
十二門論講話
大智度論

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Key facts

Philosopher.name: Nāgārjuna
Philosopher.native_name: नागार्जुन
Philosopher.image: Nagarjuna with 84 mahasiddha cropped.jpg
Philosopher.image_size: 200px
Philosopher.caption: Painting of Nāgārjuna (18th century)
Philosopher.birth_date: c. 150 CE
Philosopher.birth_place: South India
Philosopher.death_date: c. 250 CE
Philosopher.death_place: India
Philosopher.occupation: Buddhist teacher, monk and philosopher
Philosopher.notable_works: Mūlamadhyamakakārikā
Philosopher.region: Eastern philosophy Indian philosophy
Philosopher.era: Ancient philosophy

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Place of birth: South India
Place of death: India
Educated at: Nalanda Mahavihara
Languages spoken: Sanskrit
Religion: Buddhism
Field of work: Buddhism
Image: Nagarjuna at Samye Ling Monastery.JPG

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Commons category: Nagarjuna
date of birth: 0150-00-00
date of death: 0250-00-00
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
student: Shavaripa
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
birthday: 24th day of the 7th month in the Chinese calendar

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Encyclopedic overview

25 sections

Contents

History
Background
Life
Traditional hagiography
Other Nāgārjunas
Works
''Mūlamadhyamakakārikā''
Major attributed works
Other attributed works
Attributions which are likely to be false
Philosophy
Sunyata
Two truths
Causality
Relativity
Comparative philosophy
Hinduism
Mahāyāna Buddhism
Pyrrhonism and its influence
Other
See also
References
Citations
Sources
External links

== History == thumb|right|A map of the Satavahana Kingdom, showing the location of Amaravathi, Guntur district|Amaravathi (where Nāgārjuna may have lived and worked according to Walser) and [[Vidarbha (the birthplace of Nāgārjuna according to Kumārajīva)]]

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