Dependent phenomenon

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A validly knowable object that arises dependently on the power of causes and conditions and, thus, refers to all nonstatic phenomena. One of the three types of characterized phenomena (mtshan-nyid gsum) asserted in the Chittamatra system.

Tibetan: གཞན་དབང་། gzhan-dbang

Sanskrit: paratantra

J. Hopkins: Other-powered phenomenon

Synonyms: Other-powered phenomenon; Relative phenomenon


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