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1. Nagarjuna

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   A significant element in his traditional biography involves his purported role in retrieving esoteric texts from the serpent-kings, the Nāgas, residing in an underwater kingdom. This narrative is often cited to explain the etymology of his name—Nāga (serpent) + Arjuna (white/clear).
   According to some traditions, particularly within East Asian schools, Nāgārjuna was the fourteenth or sometimes the fifteenth Patriarch in a lineage tracing back to the Buddha Śākyamuni through Ānanda or directly through Prajñāmitra. This lineage emphasis, while cr…