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Introduction of Dragon Tree Bodhisattva and Its Works
Sanskrit: Nāgārjuna), or Dragon Tree Bodhisattva, is the promoter of Mahayana Buddhism theory and the founder of Chinese school. He was born in the 7th or 8th century (2nd century BC) after the extinction of Buddhism and belonged to a Brahmin family in Wahidapo, South India. Dragon Tree Bodhisattva laid the foundation of Mahayana Buddhism, and was regarded as the founder of several major Buddhist sects in China, which has a lofty position in the history of Buddhism.

According to the biography of Dragon Tree Bodhisattva translated by Kumarajiva, Dragon Tree was born in South India and is proficient in Brahmanism. When he was young, he was famous for his talent, and he was familiar with astronomy, geography and various spells. He once harassed his friends in the palace with invisibility. Later, his friend was killed with a knife, and the dragon tree escaped, thus realizing that greed is the root of the scourge of pain. Then, he became familiar with the theory of becoming a monk and was punished within 90 days. Later, due to the introduction of the Great Dragon Bodhisattva, he went to the Dragon Palace to learn the Mahayana method and retrieve the Huayan Sutra. Since then, Mahayana Buddhism has destroyed many heretics. Dragon Tree is the pioneer of Indian Buddhism's middle view theory. It absorbs and synthesizes the related theories of the early Mahayana Buddhist classics, and makes a complete exposition of the concept of "emptiness" in Buddhism. The thought of "the origin is empty" has become the basis of Mahayana Buddhism. Establish Mahayana system, and let Mahayana Prajnaparamita theory spread throughout India. His works were completely introduced from Kumarajiva to China, which became the basis of various Buddhist sects in China, and he was known as the "Eight Ancestors * * *" in China.

The works of Dragon Tree Bodhisattva are extremely rich, such as: Great Wisdom, Zhong Lun, Twelve Doors, Empty Seventy, Yi Hui Theory, Sixty Odes, Mahayana Breaking the Quiet, Ten Living in Viposha, Mahayana Twenty Odes and Bodhi Endowment. The Ode to China, the Theory of Great Wisdom and the Theory of Ten Living in Pipo Sha, created by the Dragon Tree Bodhisattva, are important masterpieces of the China School.