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勝義世俗諦

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: ultimate conventional truth

Senses:

  • The truth of selflessness of person 我空 and the truth of selflessness of dharmas 法空 are verities that can only be understood by the cognition of saints. However, they are provisionally given names and expressed in words. Among the eight truths 八諦 (also called the two levels of the four truths 四重二諦), the fourth of the four kinds of conventional truth 四種世俗諦. Abbreviated as 勝義世俗 (Skt. vivṛti-saṃvṛti; Tib. don dam pa'i kun rdzob). [Charles Muller; source(s): Ui, DFB]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 554

    Ding Fubao {Digital Version}

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.1-6)2074c

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 845-2*1097-1-21

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    Entry created: 2015-01-09

    Updated: 2020-03-17