The Dialectical method of Nagarjuna : Vigrahavyavartani

by Elgin H. Johnston and Arnold Kunst (Editor)

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Though only a 'minor work' in form, as regards its contents the Vigrahavyavartani is a fundamental text of Madhyamaka, as well as of the early Indian dialectical tradition.  Not only does it admirably illustrate the dialectical method followed by Nagarjuna, the founder of the school, but it also clarifies the idea of Voidness (Sunyata) which has been so often misunderstood, not only in modern times and abroad, but in India itself and in Nagarjuna's own time.

Vigrahavyavartani is a fundamental text of Madhyamaka. The present work not only illustrates the dialectical method followed by Nagarjuna, the founder of the school, but it also clarifies the idea of voidness (Sunyata) which has benn so often misunderstood.