DescriptionNagarjuna stands second only to the Buddha in his
importance in Buddhist thought. The concept of "emptiness
(shunyata)" became the central ontological concept in Mahayana
Buddhism thanks to his effort. Not only did he found the Madhyamaka
tradition in India, understanding his philosophy is needed to
understand the Zen tradition and the Dalai Lama's Tibetan
tradition. Included here are translations from the Sanskrit of his
most important philosophical works into plain English, so that the
general educated public interested in Buddhism or philosophy can
understand his thought. Also included are separate commentaries and
a bibliography of further readings. The works presented here
collectively constitute what the Tibetans call Nagarjuna's
"analytic corpus." Translated from the original Sanskrit are the
Fundamental Verses of the Middle Way (the Mula-madhyamaka-karikas),
Overturning the Objections (the Vigraha- vyavartani) with
Nagarjuna's own commentary, and the philosophical portions of the
Jewel Garland of Advice (the Ratnavali). Three works that are no
longer extant in Sanskrit are summarized here: Seventy Verses on
Emptiness (Shunyata-saptati-karikas), Sixty Verses on Argument
(Yukti-shashtikas), and Pulverizing the Categories
(Vaidalya-prakarana).
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