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Nagarjuna was a reformer of Buddhism, a teacher of Mahayana, and the creator of numerous religious and logical-dialectical works. Around 200 works attributed to him have been preserved in Chinese and Tibetan translations, ranging from commentaries on Buddhist sutras to guides on alchemy, medicine, metallurgy, and similar subjects.
Nagarjuna developed the doctrine of the "Middle Way," and his main work is the *Fundamental Verses on the Middle Way*, known as the *Sutras of Nagarjuna* or *Nagarjuna-Shastra*. In the Mahayana and Vajrayana traditions, he is revered as a saint, referred to as the Second Buddha, and also considered an arhat and the 14th Patriarch.
The followers of Nāgārjuna’s teachings became the founders of major Mahāyāna schools and contributed to the spread of Mahāyāna beyond India. Notable representatives of the Madhyamaka school include Āryadeva, Buddhapālita, and Bhāvaviveka. Kumārajīva is credited with translating The Great Treatise on the Perfection of Wisdom into Tibetan. However, in the East, especially in Tibet, Madhyamaka has been studied in monastic universities primarily through Candrakīrti’s treatise Introduction to Madhyamaka.
From this perspective, Tibetan rationalism does not contradict the academic rationalism of Buddhist scholars who reject the concept of multiple Nāgārjunas while acknowledging his significant contribution to Buddhism. For a relevant understanding of Nāgārjuna’s legacy, it is insufficient to engage only with his texts. Both classical Indian commentarial works and Tibetan interpretations—especially those by Je Tsongkhapa and his disciples—are crucial for grasping the essence of Madhyamaka.