Question

Nagarjuna is known as the Einstein of India because ___________.
A. Like Einstein he had a rare insight into the nature of the universe.
B. He was one of the greatest physicists of all time.
C. He propounded the theory of Shunyavada similar to Einstein's theory of Relativity.
D. He was a great dialectician.

Answer 1

Hint: 1. Nagarjuna was a contemporary of Satavahana king Gautmiputra .
2. Nagarjuna was the founding father of Madhyamika school of Mahatam Buddhism.
3. Nagarjuna propagated a theory called Shunyawad( Emptiness).

Complete Answer:
- Archarya Nagarjuna was a famous Indian philosopher, mathematician and alchemist. He was the follower of Buddhism. He was born in a Brahmin family and since his childhood, he moved as a smart boy.He was an excellent philosopher and therefore the leader of spiritual insights.
- Nagarjuna is known as the Einstein of India because he propounded the idea of Shunyavada like Einstein's theory of Relativity. In the Ratnavali, he gave the instance that shortness exists only in relevance to the concept of length. He held that the connection between the ideas of "short" and "long" isn't due to intrinsic nature ( Svabhava). The concept of relativity is additionally found within the Pali Nikayas and Chinese Agamas.
- Nagarjuna gave two-truths doctrine which states that Buddhism has two levels of truth- the real world reality(paramartha satya) and also the superficial reality( samvrit satya).

Hence the correct answer is Option C.

Note: 1. Nagarjuna was an Ayurvedic physician and had been credited with explaining the vascular system and blood tissue.
2. Nagarjuna was also referred to as the father of iatrochemistry to his work on the advantages of specifically treated minerals called bhasmas.
3. Nagarjuna, birth place is believed to be Andhra Pradesh and thus the Andhra Pradesh government has named the dam on River Krishna after him referred to as Nagarjuna Sagar.