Mūlamadhyamakakārikā · Chapter 16

saṃskārāḥ saṃsaranti cen na nityāḥ saṃsaranti te /
saṃsaranti ca nānityāḥ sattve 'py eṣa samaḥ kramaḥ

pudgalaḥ saṃsarati cet skandhāyatanadhātuṣu /
pañcadhā mṛgyamāṇo 'sau nāsti kaḥ saṃsariṣyati

upādānād upādānaṃ saṃsaran vibhavo bhavet /
vibhavaś cānupādānaḥ kaḥ sa kiṃ saṃsariṣyati

saṃskārāṇāṃ na nirvāṇaṃ kathaṃ cid upapadyate /
sattvasyāpi na nirvāṇaṃ kathaṃ cid upapadyate

na badhyante na mucyanta udayavyayadharmiṇaḥ /
saṃskārāḥ pūrvavat sattvo badhyate na na mucyate

bandhanaṃ ced upādānaṃ sopādāno na badhyate /
badhyate nānupādānaḥ kimavastho 'tha badhyate

badhnīyād bandhanaṃ kāmaṃ bandhyāt pūrvaṃ bhaved yadi /
na cāsti tac cheṣam uktaṃ gamyamānagatāgataiḥ

baddho na mucyate tāvad abaddho naiva mucyate /
syātāṃ baddhe mucyamāne yugapad bandhamokṣaṇe

nirvāsyāmy anupādāno nirvāṇaṃ me bhaviṣyati /
iti yeṣāṃ grahas teṣām upādānamahāgrahaḥ

na nirvāṇasamāropo na saṃsārāpakarṣaṇam /
yatra kas tatra saṃsāro nirvāṇaṃ kiṃ vikalpyate