
Nāgārjuna
c. 150 CE – 250 CElived
Andhra, Sātavāhana empire
- Buddhism
- Madhyamaka
Used relentless reductio to show that nothing possesses intrinsic existence, including, he insisted, that very claim. Arguably the most rigorous sceptic of the ancient world.
Known for
- śūnyatā (emptiness)
- the two truths
- the tetralemma
Dates are estimates. A great deal of what this atlas covers is only datable to within a century.