| Term |
functional phenomenon
Referenced by: phenomenon, functional (cross-reference only) |
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| Tibetan | dngos-po |
| Sanskrit | |
| Pali | |
| Definition | (1) A validly knowable, existent object that performs a function -- in other words, it produces a result -- namely, a nonstatic phenomenon. (2) In the Vaibhashika system, all validly knowable, existent phenomenon, all of which at least perform the function of acting as an object for the valid cognition of them. |
| German | wirksames Phänomen |
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| Jeffrey Hopkins En, Ti... | thing; [functioning] thing; impermanent thing; phenomenon; entity; category; actuality |
| Russian | функциональное явление |