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The '''three types of investigation''' (''dpyad pa gsum'') refer to the process of determining the validity of a scripture<ref>Translation from: Douglas S. Duckworth, ''Mipam on Buddha-Nature, The Ground of the Nyingma Tradition'', p.221n55</ref>. | The '''three types of investigation''' ([[Wyl.]] ''dpyad pa gsum'') refer to the process of determining the validity of a scripture<ref>Translation from: Douglas S. Duckworth, ''Mipam on Buddha-Nature, The Ground of the Nyingma Tradition'', p.221n55</ref>. | ||
# the demonstration of what is evident (''mngon gyur'') is not invalidated by [[direct perception]] (''mngon sum''), | # the demonstration of what is evident (''mngon gyur'') is not invalidated by [[direct perception]] (''mngon sum''), | ||
# the demonstration of what is hidden (''lkog gyur'') is not invalidated by [[inference]] (''rjes dpag''), | # the demonstration of what is hidden (''lkog gyur'') is not invalidated by [[inference]] (''rjes dpag''), | ||
# the demonstration of what is extremely hidden (''shin tu lkog gyur'') is not contradicted (internally) by previous or later statements.<ref>The third point is sometimes abbreviated as the criteria of ''scriptural authority''. See '''Mipham Rinpoche:''' ''The Adornment of the Middle Way'', p. | # the demonstration of what is extremely hidden (''shin tu lkog gyur'') is not contradicted (internally) by previous or later statements.<ref>The third point is sometimes abbreviated as the criteria of ''scriptural authority''. See '''Mipham Rinpoche:''' ''The Adornment of the Middle Way'', p.393, n115.</ref> | ||
from '''[[Mipham Rinpoche]]''', ''[[Words to Delight My Teacher Manjughosha]]'', 347. | from '''[[Mipham Rinpoche]]''', ''[[Words to Delight My Teacher Manjughosha]]'', 347. |
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The three types of investigation (Wyl. dpyad pa gsum) refer to the process of determining the validity of a scripture[1].
- the demonstration of what is evident (mngon gyur) is not invalidated by direct perception (mngon sum),
- the demonstration of what is hidden (lkog gyur) is not invalidated by inference (rjes dpag),
- the demonstration of what is extremely hidden (shin tu lkog gyur) is not contradicted (internally) by previous or later statements.[2]
from Mipham Rinpoche, Words to Delight My Teacher Manjughosha, 347.
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