#two-truths

▤ Reading group: Nāgārjuna’s Middle Verses, chapter 24, where emptiness is accused of nihilism

If you want to know what Nāgārjuna means by emptiness, the best place to look is the chapter where he is accused of destroying everything. Chapter 24 of the Mūlamadhyamakakārikā opens with an opponent's objection: if all things are empty, nothing arises…