Nagarjuna
Ārya Nāgārjuna
c. 150-250 • Indian
Buddhism
2nd-century Indian Buddhist philosopher, founder of the Madhyamaka ('Middle Way') school. His Mūlamadhyamakakārikā develops the doctrine of śūnyatā (emptiness) — that no phenomenon possesses inherent existence — through razor-sharp dialectical analysis.
Key Works
- Mūlamadhyamakakārikā
- Letter to a Friend
- Precious Garland
111
quotes in library
Quotes by Nagarjuna
111 quotes“This seeing is itself liberation.”
liberationMulamadhyamakakarika 25
“Cultivate the bodhicitta — the awakened heart-mind.”
bodhicittaBodhicittavivarana
“It is the wishing well-being to all that breathes.”
compassionBodhicittavivarana
“It is the willingness to bear another's pain.”
compassionBodhicittavivarana
“It is the seeing oneself in another, and another in oneself.”
unityBodhicittavivarana
“With this awakened heart, the path opens.”
pathBodhicittavivarana
“Practice patience — for nothing is gained without it.”
patienceSuhrllekha
“Even a moment of right understanding is a thousand years of merit.”
insightSuhrllekha
“Do not seek wisdom outside yourself; seek the seer within.”
interiorityBodhicittavivarana
“What is found within is the same that pervades the universe.”
unityBodhicittavivarana
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