| Term |
two truths
Referenced by: truths, two (cross-reference only) |
|---|---|
| Tibetan | bden-pa gnyis |
| Sanskrit | |
| Pali | |
| Definition | (1) In Hinayana, two types of validly knowable phenomena into which all existent phenomena can be divided: superficially true and deepest true phenomena. (2) In Gelug Mahayana, two true facts that can be validly known about any existent phenomenon. (3) In non-Gelug Mahayana, all existent phenomena cognized with dualistic appearance-making and cognized without dualistic appearance-making. |
| German | zwei Wahrheiten |
|---|---|
| French | deux vérités |
| Italian | due verità |
| Jeffrey Hopkins En, Ti... | the two truths [i.e. ultimate truth (don dam bden pa, paramArtha-satya); and conventional truth (kun rdzob bden pa, samvRti-satya)] |
| Russian | две истины |
| Vietnamese | nhị đế |