禅Nagarjuna

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Verses on the Middle Way: Emptiness

Mulamadhyamakakarika

Han

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Whatever is dependently co-arisen, that is explained to be emptiness. That, being a dependent designation, is itself the middle way. There does not exist anything that is not dependently arisen. Therefore there does not exist anything that is not empty. Without a foundation in the conventional truth, the significance of the ultimate cannot be taught. Without understanding the significance of the ultimate, liberation is not achieved.

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By Nagarjuna

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