[Buddha-l] Loving your object of study

[Richard Hayes]

On Tuesday 20 November 2007 08:14, curt wrote:

> After all,
> Nagarjuna's name doesn't refer to his analytical/intellectual abilities
> - but rather to his up close and personal relationship with the snake

It is usually believed that Nagarjuna's name refers to where he was born. It 
is not in any obvious way a religious name. Buddhists in his day didn't seem 
to change their names when they too ordination.

-- 
Richard Hayes
Department of Philosophy
University of New Mexico