Nagarjuna · Theology

The Emptiness of All Things

Nagarjuna’s revolutionary claim that nothing whatsoever has independent, inherent existence - that all things are ‘empty’ of any fixed essence of their own.

What you'll be able to recall

You learned that for Nagarjuna all things are ‘empty’ of inherent existence (svabhava). Explain what svabhava means and why he denies anything has it, in your own words.

Leads to David Hume.

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