Nagarjuna`s Philosophy

by K. Venkata Ramanan

This work is an exposition of the philosophic conceptions basic to Mahayana Buddhsim as found in the Maha-prajnaparamita-sastra a commentary on the Prajnaparamita-sutras and traditionally attributed to Nagarjuna.The sastra the earlist and most extensive work in this field is lost in its sanskrit original and preserved only in a Chinese translation. Meaning of sanskrit and chinese terms are expounded concepts are made clear and supplementary materials are supplied in the notes K.V. Ramanan, a teacher of philosophy, studied the traditional and contemporary philosophies of the Far East in China, Japan and the United States. In Japan he lectured on Madhyamika at Otani University of Kyoto. The present work has been approved for the degree of doctor of letters of the Visvabharati University.