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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 '''specifically characterized''' (Skt. ''svalakṣaṇa''; Tib. [[རང་མཚན་]]; ''rang tsen'', [[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== | ||
<small><references/></small> | <small><references/></small> | ||
==Further Reading== | |||
*John D. Dunne, ''Foundations of Dharmakirti's Philosophy'', Wisdom Publications, 2004 | |||
==Internal Links== | |||
*[[Generally characterized]] | |||
[[Category:Philosophical Tenets]] | [[Category:Philosophical Tenets]] | ||
[[Category:Pramana]] | [[Category:Pramana]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:37, 25 November 2017
The specifically characterized (Skt. svalakṣaṇa; Tib. རང་མཚན་; rang tsen, 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
Further Reading
- John D. Dunne, Foundations of Dharmakirti's Philosophy, Wisdom Publications, 2004