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'''Four modes''' (Skt. ''caturvidha''; [[Wyl.]] ''tshul bzhi'') are: | '''Four modes''' (Skt. ''caturvidha''; [[Wyl.]] ''tshul bzhi'') are: | ||
#literal (or | #literal (or morphemic) (''tshig gi tshul'') | ||
#general (''spyi'i tshul'') | #general (''spyi'i tshul'') | ||
#hidden (''sbas pa'i tshul'') | #hidden (''sbas pa'i tshul'') | ||
Revision as of 07:46, 17 July 2011
Four modes (Skt. caturvidha; Wyl. tshul bzhi) are:
- literal (or morphemic) (tshig gi tshul)
- general (spyi'i tshul)
- hidden (sbas pa'i tshul)
- ultimate (mthar thug gi tshul)
Further Reading
- Robert Thurman. 'Vajra Hermeneutics' in Donald S. Lopez (ed.), Buddhist Hermeneutics. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1993
- Appendix 1. The Six Limits & Four Modes pp.161-166 in The Light of Wisdom Volume 1. Root text by Padmasambhava and commentary by Jamgön Kongtrül the Great. Published by Shambhala Publications ISBN 0-87773-566-2