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'''Nāgārjuna''' (c. 150 – c. 250 CE) is widely considered one of the most important Buddhist philosophers after [[Gautama Buddha]]. Along with his disciple Āryadeva, he is considered to be the founder of the [[Madhyamaka]] school of [[Mahāyāna Buddhism]]. Nāgārjuna is also credited with developing the philosophy of the Prajñāpāramitā sūtras and, in some sources, with having revealed these scriptures in the world, having recovered them from the [[nāga]]s (snake-people). Furthermore, he is traditionally supposed to have written several treatises on rasayana as well as serving a term as the head of Nālandā.
'''Nāgārjuna''' (c. 150 – c. 250 CE) was an important Buddhist philosopher - sometimes called "the second Buddha." He and disciple Āryadeva founded the [[Madhyamaka]] school of [[Mahāyāna Buddhism]]. Nāgārjuna is also credited with developing the philosophy of the Prajñāpāramitā sūtras. Some sources credit him with having recovered these verses from the [[nāga]]s (snake-people).  


There exist a number of influential texts attributed to Nāgārjuna though, as there are many pseudepigrapha attributed to him, lively controversy exists over which are his authentic works. The only work that all scholars agree is Nagarjuna's is the ''Mūlamadhyamakakārikā'' (Fundamental Verses on the Middle Way), which contains the essentials of his thought in twenty-seven chapters.
== Additional resources ==
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagarjuna "Nagarjuna"] in Wikipedia.
* [https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/nagarjuna/ "Nagarjuna"] in Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
* [http://www.iep.utm.edu/nagarjun/ "Nagarjuna (c. 150—c. 250)''] in Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
* [http://www.buddhanet.net/pdf_file/nagarjuna.pdf "Causality and Emptiness: The Wisdom of Nagarjuna"] by Peter Della Santina in BuddhaNet.net.
 
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Nāgārjuna (c. 150 – c. 250 CE) was an important Buddhist philosopher - sometimes called "the second Buddha." He and disciple Āryadeva founded the Madhyamaka school of Mahāyāna Buddhism. Nāgārjuna is also credited with developing the philosophy of the Prajñāpāramitā sūtras. Some sources credit him with having recovered these verses from the nāgas (snake-people).

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