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This philosopher refuted the doctrine of “Personalism” by arguing that fire cannot be different from its fuel, since they do not “reach” for each other like a man and a woman. This philosopher also argued that a lamp cannot illuminate itself because there is no darkness present where a lamp is. This philosopher revived a paradoxical argument called the “tetralemma,” (15[1])which can be summarized as “Not A, (-5[1])Not B, Not ‘A and B’, Neither A Nor B.” Some (*) Western (-5[1])scholars have interpreted this philosopher along Kantian lines for propounding the “two truths” doctrine. This philosopher’s argument that (-5[1])all dharmas lacked “substance,” or svabhava (10[1])(svuh-BAH-vuh), became the central idea of his Madhyamaka (10[1])(MUH-dyuh-muh-kuh) (10[1])school. For 10 points, name this Buddhist philosopher famous for his theory of sunyatta, (10[1])or (10[2])“emptiness.” ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Nagarjuna
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Michal GerasimiukUG Championship Players (and Mazin)Olmo (Bonus) Bagelry5915
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Arthur Delot-VilainWatching Arthur Delot-Vilain at Chicago Open Made Me Like French People AgainOlmo (Bonus) Bagelry11110
Michael Kearneynats is supposed to mean you all have gone softUG Championship Players (and Mazin)12510
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Walter ZhangUG Championship Players (and Mazin)Watching Arthur Delot-Vilain at Chicago Open Made Me Like French People Again12910