DESCRIPTION
This second approach to being Buddhist could be called the ‘philosophical’ or ‘contemplative’ path, and loosely corresponds to the Madhyamika School (‘Middle Way’) founded by the Indian Buddhist monk Nāgārjuna (c. 1st Century AD). This school is also known as the Śūnyatavāda ("Emptiness School") or the Sānlùn School in Chinese (三論宗, Jp. Sanron), the "Three Treatise School" based upon three important commentary poems composed by Nāgārjuna.
Suggested Reading
📖 Paul Williams, Mahāyāna Buddhism; The Doctrinal Foundations, Chapter 2 & 3.
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