Three Kinds of Knowledge: 1 definition

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Three Kinds of Knowledge 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 Knowledge:—A technical term in Buddhism corresponding to the Sanskrit jñāna defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 114):

  1. Undoubting (avikalpaka),
  2. Awakening from the nature of doubt (vikalpa-samabhāva-bodhaka),
  3. A secret means to truth and welfare (satyārthopāya-parokṣa).

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

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