Bibliotheca Indo-Buddhica Series No. 127 NAGARJUNA A Translation of his Milamadhyamakakarik3 with an Introductory Essay Kenneth K. Inada Sri Satguru Publications A Division of Indian Books Centre Shakti Nagar, Delhi IndiaPublished by : Sri Satguru Publications Indological and Oriental Publishers A Division of Indian Books Centre 40/5, Shakti Nagar, Delhi-110007 (INDIA) © 1993 Kenneth K. Inada First Indian Edition, Delhi , 1993 ISBN 81-7030-385-0 PRINTED IN INDIAADDENDUM TO THE PREFACE Twenty three years have elapsed since the original publication of this work. Despite its second printing within five years, the copies were quickly sold and it soon became out of print. But now under the good graces of Mr. Sunil Gupta of the Indian Books Centre, the fate of the work took a new turn. He kindly suggested that it be reprinted and included as a volume in the Bibliotheca Indo-Buddhica Series. I of course heartily agreed and am profoundly appreciative of this gesture. I regret, however that I do not presently have the time to revise the work, i.e., to review the translations for accuracy and style and to expand on the introductory essay so as to update studies on Madhyamaka philosophy and literature which have inundated the field in the last twenty years. It proves that the field is alive and well, and that the future of its movement bodes well in Mahayana studies as well as in the extended areas of comparative thought and culture. Buffalo, New York Kenneth K. Inada August, 1993