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Nishitani Keiji Quotes on Truth

Nishitani Keiji was a Japanese philosopher and one of the principal figures of the second generation of the Kyoto School. This page collects quotes attributed to Nishitani Keiji on the topic of truth, drawn from across the philosopher's works.

Quotes

  • Attributed to Nishitani Keiji:

    “Nihilism, properly understood, is the gateway to religion.”

  • Attributed to Nishitani Keiji:

    “Sunyata, emptiness, is the foundation of true selfhood.”

  • Attributed to Nishitani Keiji:

    “Meaninglessness is the ground from which meaning grows.”

  • Attributed to Nishitani Keiji:

    “Only the standpoint of emptiness can hold together being and nothing.”