Because there are no phenomena which are not dependent arisings, there are no phenomena which are not void.
AKKINENI NAGARJUNA
AKKINENI NAGARJUNA
Akkineni Nagarjuna on arising
“Because there are no phenomena which are not dependent arisings, there are no phenomena which are not void.”
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