The Dialectical Method of Nagarjuna

“Dr. Battacharya deserves prais for his great service in translating this work. He added an advantage by reproducing it as Johnston and Kunst revised it. Scholars had not been able to access the Sanskrit text for many years. The Deccan Herald.
Although it is only a minor work as regards its contexts, the Vigrahavyavartani remains a key text for Madhyamaka and the early Indian dialectical tradition. It not only illustrates the dialectical approach of Nagarjuna, the founder of this school but also clarifies the concept of Voidness that has been misunderstood in India and Nagarjuna’s time. This text, long lost in India, was found by Rahula Sankrtyayana at a Tibetan monastery.