Nagarjuna
3rd-century Indian Buddhist philosopher / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nagarjuna was a Buddhist monk and philosopher in the Mahayana tradition, known for the Madhyamaka school of Buddhism.[1] He is highly regarded as one of the most important Buddhist philosophers, and credited as the founder of Madhyamaka philosophy.[2]
His key work is the Mūlamadhyamakakārikā (Root Verses on Madhyamaka), and is a important text explaining the philosophy of emptiness in Madhyamaka. Jan Westerhoff considers Nagarjuna to be among the greatest thinkers in the history of Asian philosophy.[3]