量

Readings

Pinyin: liáng

Wade-Giles: liang

Hangul: 량

Korean MC: ryang

Korean MR: ryang

Katakana: リョウ

Hepburn: ryō

lượng

to measure

• To fathom, gauge, surmise, think about, consider. [resp. Charles Muller]
• Inference; (Skt. pramāṇa; Tib. tshad ma). Correct cognition. The method of cognition, sequence of cognition, basis of cognition, basis of consciousness. [resp. Stephen Hodge, cmuller]
• In Buddhist logic 因明, since Dignāga 陳那, it was held that there were only two valid sources of knowledge: direct perception (pratyakṣa, 現量) and logical inference (anumāna, 比量). Prior to Dignāga, Buddhists also accepted Scripture (buddhavacana) as a valid source of knowledge (śabda-pramāṇa 聲量, 聖教量), but afterwards all pramāṇas other than perception and inference were rejected. Various Hindu schools proposed a variety of additional pramāṇas, including traditional teachings of the sages (āpta-pramāṇa, 聖教量), analogy or comparison 譬喩量, absence 無體, etc. Dignāga also introduced important innovations for the construction of logical inferences and the detection of fallacies. Mistaken inference is 非量. See also sādhana 能立, 五量. [resp. Dan Lusthaus]
• Standard, norm, level. Proof, evidence (Skt. prāmānya). The basis of the teachings. [resp. Charles Muller]
• Amount, extent, limit (Skt. mātrayā, mita). [resp. Charles Muller]
• The area (breadth) of a certain place. [resp. Charles Muller]
• The size of a body. [resp. Charles Muller]
• (Skt. mātra; āvedha, ekṣya, parimāṇa, parisaṃkhyā, pratiśaraṇa, pramāṇaka, pramāṇatva, prameya, pravaṇā, prāmāṇika, prāmāṇya, mātrā, yukti, samucchraya, saṃmita) [resp. Charles Muller; source(s): Hirakawa]

Dictionary References:

Iwanami bukkyō jiten, 831

Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura), 1427d

Fo Guang Dictionary, 5293

Ding Fubao

Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa), 1179

Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki), (v.9-10)1164c

Bukkyō daijiten (Oda), 1791-3

Sanskrit-Tibetan Index for the Yogâcārabhūmi-śāstra (Yokoyama and Hirosawa)

Copyright © 2010 -- Charles Muller

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