Nāgārjuna
Born 2nd cent. · Died c. 250
Acharya Nāgārjuna (Devanagari:नागार्जुन, Tibetan: ཀླུ་སྒྲུབ་ klu sgrub, Chinese: 龍樹) (ca. 150–250 CE) was an Indian philosopher who founded the Madhyamaka school of Mahāyāna Buddhism.
His writings are the basis for the formation of the Madhyamaka school, which was transmitted to China under the name of the Three Treatise (Sanlun) School. He is credited with developing the philosophy of the Prajnaparamita sutras, and was closely associated with the Buddhist university of Nalanda. In the Jodo Shinshu branch of Buddhism, he is considered the First Patriarch.
Little is known about the actual life of the historical Nagarjuna. The two most extensive biographies of Nagarjuna, one in Chinese and the other in Tibetan, were written many centuries after his life and incorporate material seen by some as historically unreliable. Nagarjuna was born a Brahmin, which in his time connoted religious allegiance to the Vedas, probably into an upper-caste Brahmin family and probably in the southern Andhra region of India.
Books by Nāgārjuna in order
Books by Nāgārjuna in the order they were published, from In Praise of Dharmadhatu (2007) to Nagarjuna's Middle Way (2013).
- 1In Praise of Dharmadhatu
In Praise of Dharmadhatu2007 - 2Marvelous Stories from the Perfection of WisdomMarvelous Stories from the Perfection of Wisdom2008
- 3The Bodhisaṃbhāra treatise commentaryThe Bodhisaṃbhāra treatise commentary2009
- 4Nagarjuna's Middle Way
Nagarjuna's Middle Way2013 - 5A Drop of Nourishment for PeopleA Drop of Nourishment for People
- 6A Metrical Translation in Tibetan of a Sanskrit Ethical WorkA Metrical Translation in Tibetan of a Sanskrit Ethical Work
- 7Buddhist Advice for Living & Liberation
Buddhist Advice for Living & Liberation - 8Dharmasaṁgrahaḥ =Dharmasaṁgrahaḥ =
- 9Golden Zephyr
Golden Zephyr - 10Master of Wisdom
Master of Wisdom - 11Mula-madhyamaka-karika, with commentary of Candrakirti and wMula-madhyamaka-karika, with commentary of Candrakirti and with Mañjuvyakhya by Bidhu Bhusan
- 12Nagarajuna's Philosophy as Presented in the Maha-PrajnaparamNagarajuna's Philosophy as Presented in the Maha-Prajnaparamita-Sastra
- 13NāgārjunaNāgārjuna
- 14Nāgārjuna's Discourse on the Ten StagesNāgārjuna's Discourse on the Ten Stages
- 15Nagarjuna's Letter to King GautamiputraNagarjuna's Letter to King Gautamiputra
- 16Suh-ki-li-lih-kiu
Suh-ki-li-lih-kiu - 17The Dialectical Method of Nāgārjuna =
The Dialectical Method of Nāgārjuna = - 18The Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way
The Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way - 19The Philosophy of Nāgārjuna, as Contained in the RatnāvalThe Philosophy of Nāgārjuna, as Contained in the Ratnāvalī
- 20The Precious Garland and The Song of the Four MindfulnessesThe Precious Garland and The Song of the Four Mindfulnesses
- 21Vaidalyaprakarana (Buddhist Tradition)
Vaidalyaprakarana (Buddhist Tradition) - 22Verses from the Center
Verses from the Center