Conventional truth: 1 definition
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Conventional truth means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: Google Books: The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical SystemsConventional (Truth) refers to one of the 鈥�Two Truths鈥� (i.e., ultimate and conventional) which are known in Tibetan as bden pa gnyis.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha鈥檚 words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (惫补箩谤补测腻苍补) are collected indepently.
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Partial matches: Conventional, Truth.
Full-text (+4): Sammuti Sacca, Samvriti, Vyavaharika, Paramartha, Paramattha Sacca, Paramarthata, Paramarthika, Samvritirupa, Satya, Dvisatya, Samvritisatya, Abhidhamma, Nirvimarsha, Sarvabhuta, Shri, Vivriti, Bhutartha, Sarvabhutartha, Shrikara, Shrikaravarna.
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Hevajra Tantra (analytical study) (by Seung Ho Nam)
5. Vajrayana: A Fusion of Emptiness and Deity Yoga < [Chapter 1 - Tantric Buddhism]
3. The Theory of Emptiness in the Madhyamika Doctrine < [Chapter 1 - Tantric Buddhism]
A Brief Outline of Buddhism (by U Po Sa)
Vipassana Dipani (by Mahathera Ledi Sayadaw)
Three Facts In The World What The Buddha Taught (by Ven. Sayadaw Ashin Intaka)
The Buddhist Teaching on Physical Phenomena (by Nina van Gorkom)