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*Jay L. Garfield, 'Vasubandhu's Treatise on the Three Natures' in ''Empty Words: Buddhist Philosophy and Cross-Cultural Interpretation'', Oxford University Press, 2002
*Jay L. Garfield, 'Vasubandhu's Treatise on the Three Natures' in ''Empty Words: Buddhist Philosophy and Cross-Cultural Interpretation'', Oxford University Press, 2002


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Revision as of 13:52, 6 October 2008

Three natures (Skt. trisvabhāva; Wyl. mtshan nyid gsum or rang bzhin gsum) - the three categories into which the followers of the Mind Only school divide all phenomena:

  1. Imputed (Skt. Parikalpita; Wyl. kun btags)
  2. Dependent (Skt. Paratantra; Wyl. gzhan dbang)
  3. Truly Existent (Skt. Pariniṣpanna; Wyl. yongs grub)

Alternative Translations

  • Imagined, Other-dependent & Consummate (Jay L. Garfield)

Further Reading

  • Jay L. Garfield, 'Vasubandhu's Treatise on the Three Natures' in Empty Words: Buddhist Philosophy and Cross-Cultural Interpretation, Oxford University Press, 2002

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