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'''Nihilism''' (Skt. ''ucchedanta''; [[Wyl.]] ''chad lta'') – belief in non-existence, one of the [[two extremes]] into which most philosophical schools fall. | '''Nihilism''' (Skt. ''ucchedanta''; [[Wyl.]] ''chad lta'') – belief in non-existence, one of the [[two extremes]] into which most philosophical schools fall. The term is applied to the view that things lack ultimate existence, and also to the denial of the law of cause and effect or past and future lives.. | ||
==Alternative Translations== | |||
*Annihilation (Dharmachakra Translation Committee) | |||
[[Category:Key Terms]] | [[Category:Key Terms]] | ||
[[Category:Philosophical Tenets]] | [[Category:Philosophical Tenets]] | ||
Revision as of 13:40, 8 November 2010
Nihilism (Skt. ucchedanta; Wyl. chad lta) – belief in non-existence, one of the two extremes into which most philosophical schools fall. The term is applied to the view that things lack ultimate existence, and also to the denial of the law of cause and effect or past and future lives..
Alternative Translations
- Annihilation (Dharmachakra Translation Committee)