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The '''specifically characterized''' (Skt. ''svalakṣaṇa''; Tib. [[རང་མཚན་]]; [[Wyl.]] ''rang mtshan'') is defined as "an [[entity]] that is unique in terms of its location, time and nature" <ref>''yul dus rang bzhin ma 'dres par gnas pa'i dngos po'.'</ref>
The '''Ccharacterized''' (Skt. ''svalakṣaṇa''; Tib. [[རང་མཚན་]]; [[Wyl.]] ''rang mtshan'') is defined as "an [[entity]] that is unique in terms of its location, time and nature" <ref>''yul dus rang bzhin ma 'dres par gnas pa'i dngos po'.'</ref>
 
==Alternative Translations==
*Specifically characterized phenomena<ref>Dunne has objected to the use of the word 'phenomenon' here. See Dunne (2004), p. 83, n. 46</ref>
*Particular (Dunne)


==Notes==
==Notes==
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==Further Reading==
*John D. Dunne, ''Foundations of Dharmakirti's Philosophy'', Wisdom Publications, 2004
==Internal Links==
*[[Generally characterized]]


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Revision as of 16:23, 6 April 2011

The Ccharacterized (Skt. svalakṣaṇa; Tib. རང་མཚན་; Wyl. rang mtshan) is defined as "an entity that is unique in terms of its location, time and nature" [1]

Alternative Translations

  • Specifically characterized phenomena[2]
  • Particular (Dunne)

Notes

  1. yul dus rang bzhin ma 'dres par gnas pa'i dngos po'.'
  2. Dunne has objected to the use of the word 'phenomenon' here. See Dunne (2004), p. 83, n. 46

Further Reading

  • John D. Dunne, Foundations of Dharmakirti's Philosophy, Wisdom Publications, 2004

Internal Links