Are all things empty? - Nagarjuna & The Buddhist Middle Way
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Buddhism is one of the largest religions in the world, and has a lot to offer. The idea of emptiness or shunyata was most associated with Nagarjuna who teaches that all things in existence are empty. This is an idea that became very influential in Buddhism, especially in the branch known as Mahayana. Is it a kind of existential nihilism claiming that nothing in reality exists, or is it more complicated than that? Today, we're going to explore the teachings of NagarJuna and try to understand his school of thought.
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