I am confused by the variety of views within Buddhism. It appears to me that Nagarjuna provides a complete philosophical justification and explanation for the Buddha's teachings and that this is accepted by many Buddhists. But not all. I'd like to ask:
- Which sects or schools reject Nagarjuna's metaphysics?
- On what grounds do they do so?
- How do they deal with the difficulty that Nagarjuna proves all theories of Reality except his own are logically indefensible?
There are three issues here: there is N's proof of the absurdity of all positive metaphysical positions (in _Fundamental Wisdom_); his 'theory of Emptiness'; the doctrine of 'Two Truths'.
I wonder whether some Buddhists cherry-pick from these -- or do those who reject or accept one of them tend to reject or accept all three?
Asked by user14119
Dec 4, 2018, 11:34 AM
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