prasajyapratiṣedha
Basic Meaning
A negation that merely denies the existence of something without implicitly suggesting an alternative.
| Term Variations | |
|---|---|
| Key Term | prasajyapratiṣedha |
| Topic Variation | prasajyapratiṣedha |
| Tibetan | མེད་དགག་ ( me gak) |
| Wylie Tibetan Transliteration | med dgag ( me gak) |
| Devanagari Sanskrit | प्रसज्यप्रतिषेध |
| Romanized Sanskrit | prasajyapratiṣedha |
| Buddha-nature Site Standard English | nonimplicative negation |
| Karl Brunnhölzl's English Term | nonimplicative negation |
| Richard Barron's English Term | unqualified negation |
| Jeffrey Hopkin's English Term | non-affirming negation, non-affirming negative |
| Dan Martin's English Term | absolute negation (exclusion negation) |
| Gyurme Dorje's English Term | explicit negation |
| Ives Waldo's English Term | refuting as being nonexistent |
| Term Information | |
| Source Language | Sanskrit |
| Basic Meaning | A negation that merely denies the existence of something without implicitly suggesting an alternative. |
| Related Terms | paryudāsapratiṣedha |
| Term Type | Noun |
| Definitions | |
| Tshig mdzod Chen mo | dgag pa'i nang gses/ rang dngos su rtogs pa'i blo'am rang brjod pa'i sgras rang gi dgag bya dngos su bcad tsam gyis rtogs par bya ba ste/ gang zag gi bdag med lta bu/ bdag bkag pa'i shul du don gzhan mi 'phen pa'o/ |