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revealing form

TECHNICAL TERM DETAILS (English)

Term revealing form
Tibetan rnam-par rig-byed-kyi gzugs
Sanskrit vijnaptirupa
Pali
Definition A form of physical phenomenon, asserted in the Vaibhashika and Gelug Prasangika schools, that shows (reveals) the motivation behind it, and which may be a constructive, destructive or unspecified phenomenon. Examples are the shape of one's body when performing an action, the sound of the words when one speaks, the expression on someone's face, and so on. In general, such a phenomenon may be either one of the five sensory objects or one of the five sensory cognitive sensors.

TRANSLATION (Italian)

Translation forma rivelante
Definition

OTHER TRANSLATIONS

German offenbarende Form
Italian forma rivelante
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Russian обнаруживающая форма