Nagarjuna
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Nagarjuna 🇮🇳

नागार्जुन
["Buddhist Master", "Founder of Madhyamaka", "Author of Mulamadhyamakakarika"]
Born c. 150 CE 🇮🇳 Andhra Region, Satavahana Empire
Passed Away c. 250 CE Nagarjunakonda (Andhra Pradesh), Satavahana Empire
Lifespan 100 years old
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"Whatever is dependently co-arisen, that is explained to be emptiness. That is dependent designation; that itself is the Middle Way."

Archival Overview

One of the greatest philosophers in world history, founder of the Madhyamaka (Middle Way) school of Mahayana Buddhism, who formulated the profound doctrine of Sunyata (Emptiness) and the Two Truths.

Biographical Record

Nagarjuna (c. 150–250 CE) taught at Nalanda University and resided at Sri Parvata (Nagarjunakonda). In his masterwork 'Mulamadhyamakakarika' (Fundamental Verses on the Middle Way), Nagarjuna deployed relentless dialectical logic to prove that all phenomena are empty of inherent, independent existence (Svabhava) because they exist only in dependent origination (Pratityasamutpada).

Nagarjuna resolved nihilism by establishing the Two Truths doctrine: conventional reality (Samvriti-satya), where everyday ethics and causes function, and ultimate reality (Paramartha-satya), where all dualistic concepts dissolve into radiant emptiness. Revered as the 'Second Buddha' across Tibet, China, and Japan.

Key Life Milestones

190

Composition of Mulamadhyamakakarika

Penned the seminal philosophical text of the Middle Way, revolutionizing Buddhist metaphysics.

220

Establishment of the Sri Parvata Monastery

Founded the world-famous Buddhist academic center at Nagarjunakonda under Satavahana royal patronage.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial
Nagarjunakonda Stupa Memorial
Guntur (Andhra Pradesh), India
GPS: 16.5167, 79.2333
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