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The English word '''object''' translated both the Sanskrit ''artha'' (Tib. [[དོན་]], [[Wyl.]] ''don'', pron. ''dön'') and ''viṣaya'' (Tib. [[ཡུལ་]]; [[Wyl.]] ''yul''), defined as "that which can be known with the mind".<ref>''blos rig par bya ba''</ref> | |||
==Subdivisions== | ==Subdivisions== | ||
Objects can be categorized as apparent or hidden, relative or absolute, specifically characterized or generally characterized, substantial or imputed, or in terms of the [[four types of object]]. They can also be classified based on the senses into the [[six types of object]]. | Objects can be categorized as apparent or hidden, relative or absolute, specifically characterized or generally characterized, substantial or imputed, or in terms of the [[four types of object]]. They can also be classified based on the senses into the [[six types of object]]. | ||
==Alternative Translations== | ==Alternative Translations== | ||
===For viṣaya/yul=== | |||
*Epistemic object (Pettit) | *Epistemic object (Pettit) | ||
Revision as of 12:05, 6 April 2011
The English word object translated both the Sanskrit artha (Tib. དོན་, Wyl. don, pron. dön) and viṣaya (Tib. ཡུལ་; Wyl. yul), defined as "that which can be known with the mind".[1]
Subdivisions
Objects can be categorized as apparent or hidden, relative or absolute, specifically characterized or generally characterized, substantial or imputed, or in terms of the four types of object. They can also be classified based on the senses into the six types of object.
Alternative Translations
For viṣaya/yul
- Epistemic object (Pettit)
Notes
- ↑ blos rig par bya ba