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'''Partless particle''' (Tib. | '''Partless particle''' (Tib. ''dultren chamé''; [[Wyl.]] ''rdul phran cha med'') - the indivisible particle of matter asserted by the [[Vaibhashika]] and [[Sautrantika]] schools. ''See also'' [[indivisible moment of consciousness]]. | ||
==Refutation== | ==Refutation== | ||
The partless particle is refuted by the [[Chittamatra]] school using the logic expressed in this famous verse from [[Vasubandhu]]'s ''Twenty | The partless particle is refuted by the [[Chittamatra]] school using the logic expressed in this famous verse from [[Vasubandhu]]'s ''[[Twenty Stanzas]]'': | ||
:When six other particles are joined to it, | :When six other particles are joined to it, | ||
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:Then even compounds will be infinitesimal. | :Then even compounds will be infinitesimal. | ||
==Further Reading== | |||
*Andy Karr, ''Contemplating Reality'' (Boston: Shambala Publications, 2007) | |||
[[Category:Philosophical Tenets]] | [[Category:Philosophical Tenets]] | ||
[[Category:Key Terms]] | [[Category:Key Terms]] | ||
Revision as of 16:01, 4 August 2009
Partless particle (Tib. dultren chamé; Wyl. rdul phran cha med) - the indivisible particle of matter asserted by the Vaibhashika and Sautrantika schools. See also indivisible moment of consciousness.
Refutation
The partless particle is refuted by the Chittamatra school using the logic expressed in this famous verse from Vasubandhu's Twenty Stanzas:
- When six other particles are joined to it,
- The subtle particle will have six parts.
- If the six all simply converge together,
- Then even compounds will be infinitesimal.
Further Reading
- Andy Karr, Contemplating Reality (Boston: Shambala Publications, 2007)