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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. He is also counted among the [[eighty-four mahasiddhas]]. | '''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. He is also counted among the [[eighty-four mahasiddhas]], and among the [[eight vidyadharas]]. | ||
===Collections of Writings=== | ===Collections of Writings=== | ||
Nagarjuna's writings mainly employ reasoning in order to clarify the view and the conduct of the Buddhist teachings. His writings are categorized into three collections, corresponding to the [[three turnings]] of the wheel of the Dharma. These three collections are: | Nagarjuna's writings mainly employ reasoning in order to clarify the [[view]] and the conduct of the Buddhist teachings. His writings are categorized into three collections, corresponding to the [[three turnings]] of the wheel of the Dharma. These three collections are: | ||
*[[Collection of Advice]] | *[[Collection of Advice]] | ||
Revision as of 08:13, 23 May 2008
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. He is also counted among the eighty-four mahasiddhas, and among the eight vidyadharas.
Collections of Writings
Nagarjuna's writings mainly employ reasoning in order to clarify the view and the conduct of the Buddhist teachings. His writings are categorized into three collections, corresponding to the three turnings of the wheel of the Dharma. These three collections are: