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'''Three natures''' ([[wyl.]] ''mtshan nyid gsum'') - the three categories into which the followers of the [[Mind Only]] school divide all phenomena: | '''Three natures''' (Skt. ''trisvabhāva''; [[wyl.]] ''mtshan nyid gsum'' or ''rang bzhin gsum'') - the three categories into which the followers of the [[Mind Only]] school divide all phenomena: | ||
#'''Imputed''' (Skt. Parikalpita; [[wyl.]] ''kun btags'') | #'''Imputed''' (Skt. Parikalpita; [[wyl.]] ''kun btags'') | ||
Revision as of 13:51, 6 October 2008
Three natures (Skt. trisvabhāva; wyl. mtshan nyid gsum or rang bzhin gsum) - the three categories into which the followers of the Mind Only school divide all phenomena:
- Imputed (Skt. Parikalpita; wyl. kun btags)
- Dependent (Skt. Paratantra; wyl. gzhan dbang)
- Truly Existent (Skt. Pariniṣpanna; wyl. yongs grub)
Alternative Translations
- Imagined, Other-dependent & Consummate (Jay L. Garfield)
Further Reading
- Jay L. Garfield, 'Vasubandhu's Treatise on the Three Natures' in Empty Words: Buddhist Philosophy and Cross-Cultural Interpretation, Oxford University Press, 2002