Nāgārjuna
c. 2nd century CE · South India · Mahāyāna Buddhism (Madhyamaka)
Nāgārjuna was a Buddhist philosopher from South India and the founder of the Madhyamaka (“Middle Way”) school of Mahāyāna Buddhism. In his Mūlamadhyamakakārikā he taught śūnyatā, “emptiness” — that nothing exists independently, on its own — and is regarded by many Buddhists as a “second Buddha”. Nāgārjunakoṇḍa in Andhra Pradesh is associated with him by tradition.
Madhyamaka · Śūnyatā · Mūlamadhyamakakārikā