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aggregates, arise, Buddha, cease, Madyamaka, Middle Way, Nagaruna, Quote, self, skandhas, Tsongkhapa, Wisdom
If the aggregates were the self,
It would have to arise and cease.
If it were different from the aggregates,
It would not have the characteristics of the aggregates.
Nagarjuna
From the Root Verses on the Wisdom of the Middle Way
Skt. Mūlamadhyamaka-kārikā
Excerpt from the Ocean of Reasoning by Tsongkhapa