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All philosophies are mental fabrications. There has never been a single doctrine by which one could enter the true essence of things.

Akkineni Nagarjuna

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Akkineni Nagarjuna
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: August 29
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Nagarjuna Akkineni
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