The Two Truths
- Pema Dragpa
- Dec 27, 2024
- 1 min read
“Remembering the kindness of the compassion and wisdom of the great masters, I’m going to list some of the different ways that they have explained the characteristics of the two truths.” -Ven. Khenchen Palden Sherab Rinpoche
“Relative truth is what you find by false conception. Absolute truth is exactly what you see by beholding the truth.
Absolute truth is perfect understanding as it is. Relative truth is not seeing as it is.”
-Chandrakirti, Entering the Middle Way
“Relative truth is the subject of conventional mind. Absolute truth is beyond conception.
Absolute truth is not the subject of the mind. The subject of the mind is relative truth.”
-Shantideva, The Way of the Bodhisattva
“Whatever is subject of birth and decline is relative truth. That which is beyond birth, decline, and is free from complexities is absolute truth.” -Shantarakshita
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