It is not tenable that inherent existence should arise from causes and conditions: an inherent existence arisen from causes and conditions would be something fabricated.Mūlamadhyamakakārikā, XV, 1-2
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Quotations: Madhyamaka
The 4 quotations from the philosophers tied to this movement, each linked to the position it expresses.
Relation
Territory
Nāgārjuna4 quotations
Never and nowhere does anything exist that is arisen from itself, from another, from both, or without a cause.Mūlamadhyamakakārikā, I, 1
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The Dharma taught by the buddhas rests on two truths: the conventional, worldly truth and the truth in the ultimate sense. Without relying on the conventional, the ultimate is not taught; without reaching the ultimate, nirvāṇa is not attained.Mūlamadhyamakakārikā, XXIV, 8-10
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There is no difference at all between saṃsāra and nirvāṇa; there is no difference at all between nirvāṇa and saṃsāra.Mūlamadhyamakakārikā, XXV, 19
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