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'''Nagarjuna''' (Skt. Nāgārjuna; [[Wyl.]] ''klu sgrub'') - one of the six great commentators (the ‘[[Six Ornaments]]’) on the Buddha’s teachings, the great scholar Nagarjuna (c.150-250) is revered as an unsurpassed master by all Buddhist schools. His teachings provide the foundation for the [[Madhyamika]] School, which propounds the ‘Middle Way’ philosophy, accepted as the highest [[view]] within the [[sutrayana]]. He was also the revealer of the [[Prajñaparamita]] [[Sutra]]s, the core teaching of the second turning of the wheel of the Dharma. | '''Nagarjuna''' (Skt. Nāgārjuna; [[Wyl.]] ''klu sgrub'') - one of the six great commentators (the ‘[[Six Ornaments]]’) on the Buddha’s teachings, the great scholar Nagarjuna (c.150-250) is revered as an unsurpassed master by all Buddhist schools. His teachings provide the foundation for the [[Madhyamika]] School, which propounds the ‘Middle Way’ philosophy, accepted as the highest [[view]] within the [[sutrayana]]. He was also the revealer of the [[Prajñaparamita]] [[Sutra]]s, the core teaching of the second turning of the wheel of the Dharma. | ||
===Collections | ===Collections of Writings=== | ||
There are three collections of Nagarjuna's writings, that mainly employ reasoning in order to clarify the view and the conduct of the buddhist teachings. They are: | There are three collections of Nagarjuna's writings, that mainly employ reasoning in order to clarify the view and the conduct of the buddhist teachings. They are: | ||
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Nagarjuna (Skt. Nāgārjuna; Wyl. klu sgrub) - one of the six great commentators (the ‘Six Ornaments’) on the Buddha’s teachings, the great scholar Nagarjuna (c.150-250) is revered as an unsurpassed master by all Buddhist schools. His teachings provide the foundation for the Madhyamika School, which propounds the ‘Middle Way’ philosophy, accepted as the highest view within the sutrayana. He was also the revealer of the Prajñaparamita Sutras, the core teaching of the second turning of the wheel of the Dharma.
Collections of Writings
There are three collections of Nagarjuna's writings, that mainly employ reasoning in order to clarify the view and the conduct of the buddhist teachings. They are: