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“if wanderers were not themselves the cause, then like the scent and color of the lotus in the sky, there would be no perception of the universe.” quote by Nāgārjuna — Download Open image

““if wanderers were not themselves the cause, then like the scent and color of the lotus in the sky, there would be no perception of the universe.””

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