Two Truths doctrine
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The Two Truths doctrine is a central Buddhist philosophical teaching that distinguishes between conventional, everyday reality and ultimate, emptiness-based reality to explain how things can function while lacking inherent existence.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Two Truths doctrine canonical | 1 |
| two truths doctrine | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11673333 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Two Truths doctrine Context triple: [East Asian Buddhism, coreDoctrine, Two Truths doctrine]
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Massiah doctrine
The Massiah doctrine is a U.S. constitutional rule that prohibits law enforcement from deliberately eliciting incriminating statements from an indicted defendant in the absence of their counsel.
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Doctrine of Addai
The Doctrine of Addai is an early Syriac Christian text that recounts the legendary conversion of the city of Edessa through the missionary work of the apostle Addai (Thaddeus).
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The True Doctrine
The True Doctrine is a lost anti-Christian polemical work by the 2nd-century philosopher Celsus, known today primarily through Origen’s rebuttal in Contra Celsum.
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Doctrine of Essence
The Doctrine of Essence is the central section of Hegel’s *Science of Logic* that analyzes reflection, appearance, and the underlying structures of reality beyond immediate being.
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Fifth Head of Doctrine
The Fifth Head of Doctrine is the section of the Canons of Dort that sets out the Reformed teaching on the perseverance and preservation of the saints.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Two Truths doctrine Target entity description: The Two Truths doctrine is a central Buddhist philosophical teaching that distinguishes between conventional, everyday reality and ultimate, emptiness-based reality to explain how things can function while lacking inherent existence.
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A.
Massiah doctrine
The Massiah doctrine is a U.S. constitutional rule that prohibits law enforcement from deliberately eliciting incriminating statements from an indicted defendant in the absence of their counsel.
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B.
Doctrine of Addai
The Doctrine of Addai is an early Syriac Christian text that recounts the legendary conversion of the city of Edessa through the missionary work of the apostle Addai (Thaddeus).
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C.
The True Doctrine
The True Doctrine is a lost anti-Christian polemical work by the 2nd-century philosopher Celsus, known today primarily through Origen’s rebuttal in Contra Celsum.
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D.
Doctrine of Essence
The Doctrine of Essence is the central section of Hegel’s *Science of Logic* that analyzes reflection, appearance, and the underlying structures of reality beyond immediate being.
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E.
Fifth Head of Doctrine
The Fifth Head of Doctrine is the section of the Canons of Dort that sets out the Reformed teaching on the perseverance and preservation of the saints.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist philosophical doctrine
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Madhyamaka doctrine ⓘ doctrine of truth ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
doctrine of two truths
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dve satye NERFINISHED ⓘ satya-dvaya NERFINISHED ⓘ two levels of truth ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Middle Way (Madhyamaka)
NERFINISHED
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Prāsaṅgika Madhyamaka NERFINISHED ⓘ Svātantrika Madhyamaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralIdea | distinction between conventional and ultimate reality ⓘ |
| compatibleWith |
everyday linguistic conventions
ⓘ
moral responsibility on the conventional level ⓘ |
| coreConceptOf |
Madhyamaka
NERFINISHED
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Mahāyāna Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| denies | ultimate inherent existence of phenomena ⓘ |
| developedBy | Nāgārjuna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| explains | how things can function while lacking inherent existence ⓘ |
| expoundedIn | Mūlamadhyamakakārikā NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goalWithin | clarifying path to enlightenment ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
conventional truth
ⓘ
ultimate truth ⓘ |
| hasDebateOn |
epistemic versus ontological interpretation
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relationship between the two truths ⓘ status of conventional truth ⓘ |
| influenced |
East Asian Buddhism
NERFINISHED
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Tibetan Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ Yogācāra-Madhyamaka syntheses NERFINISHED ⓘ comparative philosophy of religion ⓘ modern Buddhist philosophy ⓘ |
| interpretedBy |
Bhāviveka
NERFINISHED
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Candrakīrti NERFINISHED ⓘ Tsongkhapa NERFINISHED ⓘ Śāntarakṣita NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatedIn | Indian Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
four noble truths (as conventionally true)
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non-foundationalism in Buddhist thought ⓘ two levels of reality ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teaches |
conventional truth concerns everyday, functional reality
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emptiness (śūnyatā) ⓘ phenomena lack svabhāva ⓘ ultimate truth concerns emptiness of inherent existence ⓘ |
| usedToExplain |
compatibility of emptiness and conventional causality
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dependent origination ⓘ non-duality of samsara and nirvana ⓘ |
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Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Perfection of wisdom (prajñāpāramitā)
this entity surface form:
two truths doctrine