Nagarjuna: Emptiness Itself Is Empty

An own-words introduction to Nagarjuna and Madhyamaka: svabhava, dependent arising, emptiness, analysis of motion and time, the two truths, self, Buddha, nirvana and later debates. Narrated by Tara, an AI voice. Original explanatory narration, not a reading of a commercial translation. Provisional interpretation, not an authoritative translation or lineage transmission. MMK verses are paraphrased; verse numbers follow the scriptwriter's memory of Sanskrit numbering and were not independently checked for this release. Historical legends, proposed Greek contacts, and disputed readings are labeled as such. Comparisons with Hume, Zeno, Wittgenstein and physics are parallels, not influence or scientific equivalence. Rangtong/shentong, ineffability and logical readings remain live debates. The Dzogchen connection is presented as a tradition's view, not as Nagarjuna's own teaching. Original narration CC0 1.0 Universal; underlying sources retain their own rights.

Chapters
00:00 The man behind the name
11:45 What he was arguing against: own-being
22:46 The method: taking things apart
34:45 Emptiness is not nothing
47:01 The self, the Buddha, and nirvana
59:00 What came after, and what to carry