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nihilism (ucchedānta, vibhavadiṭṭhi)

The belief that our actions have no ethical dimension; the belief that nothing exists.

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discordant characteristics

The characteristics of two objects that are not the same. For example, one object is…

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apperception (svasaṃvedana, Tibetan: rang rig)

A “secondary” consciousness that knows the main consciousness itself directly and nondualistically. Asserted by some…

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supramundane (transcendental, lokottara, lokottara, ...

Pertaining to the elimination of fetters and afflictions; pertaining to āryas.

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substantial cause (upādāna-kāraṇa, Tibetan: nyer len...

The cause that becomes the result, as opposed to cooperative causes that aid the substantial…

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concomitant (Tibetan: mtshungs ldan)

Accompanying or occurring together in the same mental state.

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transforming buddha nature (samudānītagotra, Tibetan...

Any mind that is not freed from defilements, whose continuity goes on to awakening, and…

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gratification, danger, and escape

Gratification is the pleasure experienced by contact with the aggregates. Danger is the decay of…

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extreme of nihilism (ucchedānta)

The belief that our actions have no ethical dimension; the belief that nothing exists.

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