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Vaidyanath Mishra (11 June 1911 – 5 November 1998), better known by his pen name Nagarjun, was a Hindi and Maithili poet who has also penned a number of novels, short stories, literary biographies and travelogues, and was known as Janakavi- the People's Poet. He is regarded as the most prominent protagonist of modernity in Maithili.
A Tibetan depiction of Nagarjuna; the snakes are depicted as protectors around Nagarjuna's head and the nagas rising out of the water are offering Buddhist sutras. Nicholas Roerich "Nagarjuna Conqueror of the Serpent" (1925) Nāgārjuna himself is often depicted in composite form comprising human and nāga characteristics.
AVS Raju was born on 18 April 1937 and hails from a family that has been in the construction for over three generations. He left his village Antervedipalem in East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh, India, after matriculation at the age of 18 years to make his career in Hyderabad and started contributing his share in developing the state in the areas of Industry, Infrastructure, Agriculture ...
In his analysis of the Mulamadhyamikakarika, Kalupahana sees Nagarjuna's argument as rooted in the Kaccānagotta Sutta (which Nagarjuna cites by name). Kalupahana states that Nagarjuna's major goal was to discredit heterodox views of Svabhava (own-nature) held by the Sarvastivadins and establish the non-substantiality of all dharmas. [31]
For Zhiyi, the central principle of the Lotus Sūtra's One Vehicle is the "Threefold Truth", a doctrine he developed out of Nagarjuna's Madhyamaka philosophy which posited a twofold truth. For Zhiyi, this was the unifying principle which included all of the teachings of the Buddha's teachings and practices. [ 158 ]
Nagarjuna received the text of the Mahāvairocana Tantra directly from Vajrasattva inside an iron stupa in South India; Nagabodhi, Nagarjuna's disciple; Vajrabodhi, an Indian monk famous for translating esoteric rituals into Chinese language; Amoghavajra, Vajrabodhi's famous disciple, and expert in esoteric practices;
Nagarjuna in China: A Translation of the Middle Treatise: Edwin Mellen Press 1995 ISBN 978-0-7734-8981-3: Kumarajiva's Chinese version with commentary by Blue Eyes. Kalupahana, David J. Nagarjuna: The Philosophy of the Middle Way: State University of New York Press 1986 ISBN 978-81-208-0774-7: Romanized text, translation, and commentary.
Stone statue of Buddha from Sultanganj in Bihar with ye dharma hetu inscribed on the lotus base (magnify to see), 500-700 AD. The Pratītyasamutpāda-gāthā, also referred to as the Pratītyasamutpāda-dhāraṇī (dependent origination incantation) or ye dharmā hetu, is a verse and a dhāraṇī widely used by Buddhists in ancient times which was held to have the function of a mantra or ...