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If the Wheels Fall Off, Does the Chariot Remain?

If the Wheels Fall Off, Does the Chariot Remain?

A conversation once took place in ancient times between an Asian ruler named King Milinda and a Buddist sage named Nagasena. They were talking about the idea of the self, and how it is constructed. The sage asked the king: “How did you come [here]: on foot, or on a...