Generally characterized

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The generally characterized (Skt. sāmānyalakṣaṇa; Tib. སྤྱི་མཚན་; Wyl. spyi mtshan) is defined as "a commonly appearing conceptual imputation".[1]

Alternative Translations

  • Generally characterized phenomena[2]
  • Universal (Dunne)

Notes

  1. ↑ thun mong bar snang ba'i sgro btags
  2. ↑ Dunne has objected to the use of the word 'phenomenon' here. See Dunne (2004), p. 83, n. 46

Further Reading

  • John D. Dunne, Foundations of Dharmakirti's Philosophy, Wisdom Publications, 2004

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