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*both existence and non-existence (Wyl. ''yod med mtha' '')
*both existence and non-existence (Wyl. ''yod med mtha' '')
*neither existence nor non-existence (Wyl. ''yod med min'')
*neither existence nor non-existence (Wyl. ''yod med min'')
Example of this logic is for example in [[Nagarjuna]]'s [[Mulamadhyamaka-karika]], verse 55:
Everything is real and is not real, <br/>
Both real and not real,<br/>
Neither real nor not real.<br/>
This is Lord Buddha’s teaching.<br/>





Revision as of 00:08, 2 March 2017

Four extremes (Skt. catuṣkoṭi; Tib. མཐའ་བཞི་, ta shyi; Wyl. mtha’ bzhi)

  • existence (Wyl. yod mtha' )
  • non-existence (Wyl. med mtha' )
  • both existence and non-existence (Wyl. yod med mtha' )
  • neither existence nor non-existence (Wyl. yod med min)

Example of this logic is for example in Nagarjuna's Mulamadhyamaka-karika, verse 55:

Everything is real and is not real,
Both real and not real,
Neither real nor not real.
This is Lord Buddha’s teaching.