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Nagarjuna

नागार्जुन
The philosopher who proved that all phenomena are empty of inherent existence

Nagarjuna (c. 150–250 CE) was a Buddhist philosopher and the founder of the Madhyamaka school of Mahayana Buddhism. His masterwork, the Mulamadhyamakakarika, systematically demonstrated that all phenomena are 'empty' (shunya) of intrinsic existence — they exist only in dependence on other things. This concept of Sunyata (emptiness) is the philosophical heart of Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism and has been described as the most sophisticated analysis of reality in world philosophy.

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Pick any object near you. Ask: 'Does this have an inherent self-nature, or does it exist only in relation to everything else?' Sit with the question — this is Nagarjuna's contemplation.

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