Madhyamakaśāstra · Chapter 22

22 Tathāgataparīkṣā dvāviṃśatitamaṃ prakaraṇam /
skandhā na nānyaḥ skandhebhyo nāsmin skandhā na teṣu saḥ /
tathāgataḥ skandhavānna katamo 'tra tathāgataḥ

buddhaḥ skandhānupādāya yadi nāsti svabhāvataḥ /
svabhāvataśca yo nāsti kutaḥ sa parabhāvataḥ

pratītya parabhāvaṃ yaḥ so 'nātmetyupapadyate /
yaścānātmā sa ca kathaṃ bhaviṣyati tathāgataḥ

yadi nāsti svabhāvaśca parabhāvaḥ kathaṃ bhavet /
svabhāvaparabhāvābhyāmṛte kaḥ sa tathāgataḥ

skandhān yadyanupādāya bhavetkaścittathāgataḥ /
sa idānīmupādadyādupādāya tato bhavet

skandhāṃścāpyanupādāya nāsti kaścittathāgataḥ /
yaśca nāstyanupādāya sa upādāsyate katham

na bhavatyanupādattamupādānaṃ ca kiṃcana /
na cāsti nirupādānaḥ kathaṃcana tathāgataḥ

tattvānyatvena yo nāsti mṛgyamāṇaśca pañcadhā /
upādānena sa kathaṃ prajñapyeta tathāgataḥ

yadapīdamupādānaṃ tatsvabhāvatvānna vidyate /
svabhāvataśca yannāsti kutastatparabhāvataḥ

evaṃ śūnyamupādānamupādātā ca sarvaśaḥ /
prajñapyate ca śūnyena kathaṃ śūnyastathāgataḥ

śūnyamiti na vaktavyamaśūnyamiti vā bhavet /
ubhayaṃ nobhayaṃ ceti prajñaptyarthaṃ tu kathyate

śāśvatāśāśvatādyā kutaḥ śānte catuṣṭayam /
antānantādi cāpyatra kuntaḥ śānte catuṣṭayam

yena grāho gṛhītastu ghano 'stīti tathāgataḥ /
nāstīti sa vikalpayannirvṛtasyāpi kalpayet

svabhāvataśca śūnye 'smiṃścintā naivopapadyate /
paraṃ nirodhādbhavati buddho na bhavatīti vā

prapañcayanti ye buddhaṃ prapañcātītamavyayam /
te prapañcahatāḥ sarve na paśyanti tathāgatam

tathāgato yatsvabhāvastatsvabhāvamidaṃ jagat /
tathāgato niḥsvabhāvo niḥsvabhāvamidaṃ jagat