A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s6.t4.229

v2.c19.s6.t4.229

The same doctrines are expounded by Nāgārjuna in more concise form in two shorter works, Yuktiṣaṣṭikā, "Sixty Arguments,"¹ and Sūnyatā-Saptati, "Seventy Verses on Unreality."² The Pratītya-Samutpādahṛdaya treats of the "Secret of the causally dependent origination" in 7 Āryā stanzas.³ The Mahāyāna-Viṃśaka⁴ is a short philosophical treatise, in which it is taught that, from the standpoint of absolute truth, there is neither Saṃsāra nor Nirvāṇa, and that everything is mere illusion and dream. The Vigraha-vyāvartanī, which is frequently quoted by Candrakīrti, is a work on logic. In the case of other works which are attributed to Nāgārjuna, it is more or less doubtful whether they are really his. This applies, for instance, to the Dharma-Saṃgraha, which is ascribed to him, and which has come down in Sanskrit.¹ This is a short and very useful glossary of Buddhist technical terms, but it is one which any monk might have compiled.²