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− | '''paramārtha-satya'''([[Sanskrit]]). [[Absolute truth]] or absolute reality. The ultimate level of [[truth]] or reality which denotes direct experience devoid of an overlay of conceptualization, and stands in contrast to ‘[[relative truth]]’ ([[saṃvṛti-satya]]). Both terms are used {{Wiki|epistemologically}} as well as {{Wiki|ontologically}} in [[Mahāyāna]] [[Buddhist]] [[thought]]. See also [[Two Truths]]. | + | '''[[paramārtha-satya]]'''([[Sanskrit]]). [[Absolute truth]] or [[absolute reality]]. The [[Wikipedia:Absolute (philosophy)|ultimate]] level of [[truth]] or [[reality]] which denotes direct [[experience]] devoid of an overlay of [[conceptualization]], and stands in contrast to ‘[[relative truth]]’ ([[saṃvṛti-satya]]). Both terms are used {{Wiki|epistemologically}} as well as {{Wiki|ontologically}} in [[Mahāyāna]] [[Buddhist]] [[thought]]. See also [[Two Truths]]. |
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Latest revision as of 17:37, 25 March 2015
paramārtha-satya(Sanskrit). Absolute truth or absolute reality. The ultimate level of truth or reality which denotes direct experience devoid of an overlay of conceptualization, and stands in contrast to ‘relative truth’ (saṃvṛti-satya). Both terms are used epistemologically as well as ontologically in Mahāyāna Buddhist thought. See also Two Truths.