 Gorampa, like all of his Mādhyamika interlocutors, appeals to the authority of Nāgārjuna. As such, most disagreements between Gorampa and his opponents primarily concern the correct ways to interpret the works of Nāgārjuna and his commentators. While Gorampa and his opponents generally agree that a Buddhist must understand the nature of reality by eliminating ignorance and realizing emptiness, what sets Gorampa apart from other Mādhyamikas is the way in which he articulates reality, and the processes by which he argues that one must eliminate ignorance and realize emptiness.