Nāgārjuna’s advice to the king on ethical matters was the theme of the first volume of this commentary, published as Living Ethically. This second volume goes on to consider the verses of the Ratnamālā that deal with teachings on wisdom and emptiness, which Nāgārjuna calls doctrines of ‘definite goodness’. This shifts the emphasis away from high status within saṃsāra towards liberation from saṃsāra altogether.
