Atyantaparoksha, Atyantaparokṣa, Atyanta-paroksha: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Atyantaparokṣa can be transliterated into English as Atyantaparoksa or Atyantaparoksha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Buddhist philosophy
Source: Google Books: The Treasury of Knowledge: Book six, parts one and two (philosophy)Atyantaparokṣa (अत्यन्तपरोक्ष) refers to “appraisable objects that are indirectly evident to an extreme degree” representing one of the three types of prameya (“appraisable objects”).—Accordingly, “The terms ‘object’ (viṣaya; yul), ‘knowable’ (jñeya; shes bya), and ‘appraisable’ (prameya; gzhal bya) are all essentially equivalent, [...] it is the defining characteristic of the ‘appraisable’ that it is to be understood through valid cognition”. When objects to be appraised (prameya) are analyzed in terms of the processes of understanding, they are said to include both specifically characterized phenomena and generally characterized phenomena. Alternatively, they fall into three [categories]—[i.e., appraisable objects that are indirectly evident to an extreme degree (atyantaparokṣa; shin tu lkog gyur), ...]”.
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