Mūlamadhyamakakārikā · Chapter 18

ātmā skandhā yadi bhaved udayavyayabhāg bhavet /
skandhebhyo 'nyo yadi bhaved bhaved askandhalakṣaṇaḥ

ātmany asati cātmīyaṃ kuta eva bhaviṣyati /
nirmamo nirahaṃkāraḥ śamād ātmātmanīnayoḥ

nirmamo nirahaṃkāro yaś ca so 'pi na vidyate /
nirmamaṃ nirahaṃkāraṃ yaḥ paśyati na paśyati

mamety aham iti kṣīṇe bahirdhādhyātmam eva ca /
nirudhyata upādānaṃ tatkṣayāj janmanaḥ kṣayaḥ

karmakleśakṣayān mokṣaḥ karmakleśā vikalpataḥ /
te prapañcāt prapañcas tu śūnyatāyāṃ nirudhyate

ātmety api prajñapitam anātmety api deśitam /
buddhair nātmā na cānātmā kaścid ity api deśitam

nivṛttam abhidhātavyaṃ nivṛttaś cittagocaraḥ /
anutpannāniruddhā hi nirvāṇam iva dharmatā

sarvaṃ tathyaṃ na vā tathyaṃ tathyaṃ cātathyam eva ca /
naivātathyaṃ naiva tathyam etad buddhānuśāsanam

aparapratyayaṃ śāntaṃ prapañcair aprapañcitam /
nirvikalpam anānārtham etat tattvasya lakṣaṇam

pratītya yad yad bhavati na hi tāvat tad eva tat /
na cānyadapi tattasmānnocchinnaṃ nāpi śāśvatam

anekārtham anānārtham anucchedam aśāśvatam /
etat tal lokanāthānāṃ buddhānāṃ śāsanāmṛtam

saṃbuddhānām anutpāde śrāvakāṇāṃ punaḥ kṣaye /
jñānaṃ pratyekabuddhānām asaṃsargāt pravartate