Nāgārjuna: The Philosopher Who Redefined Emptiness

Nāgārjuna was one of the most influential philosophers in the history of Buddhism and is generally associated with India around the second and third centuries CE. He is best known as the foundational thinker of the Madhyamaka, or “Middle Way,” tradition of Mahayana Buddhist philosophy. His writings explored some of the deepest questions of existence, causation, identity, knowledge, and reality, challenging the idea that things possess a permanent and independent essence.