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Madhyamika Karika, the basic text of Madhyamika School, was composed by
Solution & Analysis
Answer: A
Concept
The Madhyamaka (Middle Way) school is a major Mahayana tradition that explores the concept of 'Shunyata' or the emptiness of all phenomena.Explanation
Nagarjuna (c. 150–250 CE) composed the *Mulamadhyamakakarika
(Fundamental Verses on the Middle Way), which uses rigorous dialectical reasoning to prove that nothing has an inherent, independent existence.Logical Breakup
Logic 1: Option A is correct. Nagarjuna is the father of this tradition, which significantly influenced East Asian and Tibetan Buddhism.
Logic 2: Asanga (B) and Vasubandhu (C) founded the Yogachara (Mind-Only) school. Dharmakirti (D) was a later logician and epistemologist.