Three Kinds of Discrimination: 1 definition

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Three Kinds of Discrimination 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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Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgraha

Three Kinds of Discrimination:—A technical term in Buddhism corresponding to the Sanskrit vikalpa defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 135):

  1. Discrimination through recollection (anusmaraṇa-vikalpa),
  2. Discrimination through investigation (saṃtīrana-vikalpa),
  3. Innate discrimination (sahaja-vikalpa).

The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., ‘three kinds of discrimination’). The work is attributed to Nagarguna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.

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