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"everything exists" (sarvam astt) in .the form of substance (svabhava). Nagarjuna is simply allowing that metaphysicał qucstion to be setded by the usc of ihe fourfołd proposicions tbat negate cach other. Indeed, this is not presented as the "teaching" or "message'' (śiisana) of the Buddba, as Inada seems to understand. Quite on the contraty, it is an "admonition'' or "advice" (anufiina) in regard to the manner in which spccułation about "everything'' can be resolved, nameły, by detnoristrating the inevitable self-contcadictions. In other words, he is stadng that the question regarding "everything" cannot be settłed by aoy form of 4iscussion, a view clearly expressed by the Budcłha in his famous "Discoutse on Everything;, (Sabba-sutt11, sec commentary on IX.3), which Nagarjuna was probabły, conversant with. 9. Apara.pratyay4'f!Z śanltJ'f!Z prapańcair aprapancita'f{I, nir