Who was Sage Nagarjuna?

Who was Sage Nagarjuna?

II “Mathye hi sthanam prakarothi panditha:” II
“The scholars would prefer the middle way”

Nagarjuna is believed to be the introducer of metallurgy (and chemistry) in Ayurveda and a sage lived in India (AD 78 – 180). He learned Vedas and Vedangas from Pataleeputra and became a Buddhist scholar and believer in the Mahayana way. He established a Viharam in Gaya and wrote many books in Ayurveda, metallurgy, Thanthra and Philosophy which had been translated into Chinese (Kumarajeevan who was the teacher of Fa Hien, translated 47 books into Chinese and wrote Nagarjuna’s biography). None of his books in metallurgy or chemistry is available now.
Book on metallurgy
Lohasathram (not available)

Book on ayurveda
Prathisamsritha Susrutha Samhitha

Books in Thantha
Thathvaprakasham
Paramarahasya Sughabhisambodhi
Samayamudra
Vigrahavyavarthani
Chathusthavam

Books in Philosophy
Madhyamikavruthy
Madhyamikakarika
Tharkasasthram
Yukthisathika
Upayahrudayam
Upaya Kausalam
Pramana Kausalam
Sunyatha sapthathi
Pranjaparamithasuthrasathram
Dasabhoomivibhasha
Pratheethyasamuthpatha hrudayam
Mahayanavimsakam

Book on Philosophical Poetry
Chitha visudhi prakaranam


Book on Anthropology
Adisasthram

Apart from this, he believed to have traveled to Kerala (Thiruvizha Viharam temple – near Cherthala in Alappuzha district) and along with Narasimhan wrote the book “Rasavaishekam” and the handwritten version is available with Chirattamon Moose.

Most importantly, he was a strong believer of Maathyamika Sithanda (which is a neutral stand), between Hinduism and Buddhism and also between Mahayana and Heenayana Buddhism.

What made him great?
ü Nagarjuna declared: “It is possible to eliminate poverty, diseases and even death from earth when we could purify mercury (and use it in medicine).”
ü Neutral stand between atheist and believer
ü Reformer of Buddhism by his neutral stand
ü Established University in the name of Nagarjuna Viharam.
ü Written many books on various subjects

“ II Anuyayath prathipadam Sarva dharmeshu madhyamam II”
“It is better to follow the middle way among all the different ways.”