परमत्थसच्च
Paramattha-sacca
Ultimate truth / Absolute reality
勝義諦
Grammar 語法
compound: paramattha (highest meaning, ultimate — para + attha) + sacca (truth)
Definition 釋義
Ultimate truth — the level of reality as analysed by the Abhidhamma into irreducible dhammas: consciousness (citta), mental factors (cetasika), material phenomena (rūpa), and Nibbāna. At the paramattha level there are no persons, only momentary processes of arising and passing away. Understanding paramattha-sacca enables the meditator to cut through the illusion of a permanent self and the narrative of conventional identity. It is not nihilism — it is precision.
Canonical Example 典籍例句
Paramatthato pana cittacetasikā dhammā sabhāvalakkhaṇena dhārenti.
But in the ultimate sense, the phenomena of consciousness and mental factors are maintained by their own intrinsic characteristics.
Source: Abhidhamma Vibhaṅga commentary
At a Glance
- Pali
- Paramattha-sacca
- IAST
- Paramārtha-satya
- Devanagari
- परमत्थसच्च
- Chinese
- 勝義諦
- Difficulty
- advanced
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