| Term |
superficial truth
Referenced by: relative truth (alternative term) conventional truth (alternative term) apparent truth (alternative term) truth, apparent (cross-reference only) truth, conventional (cross-reference only) truth, superficial (cross-reference only) truth, surface (cross-reference only) truth, relative (cross-reference only) surface truth (alternative term) |
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| Tibetan | kun-rdzob bden-pa |
| Sanskrit | samvrtisatya |
| Pali | |
| Definition | In the Mahayana tenet systems, a true fact about a phenomenon that veils or conceals a deeper true fact about the same phenomenon. Also called: relative truth, conventional truth, apparent truth, surface truth. |