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सम्मुतिसच्च

Sammuti-sacca

Conventional truth / Relative reality

世俗諦

advancedTwo Realities (二諦)

Grammar 語法

compound: sammuti (convention, consensus — from saṃ + mati, neuter noun) + sacca (truth — neuter noun)

Definition 釋義

Conventional truth — the level of ordinary, everyday language and experience. At this level, persons, tables, mountains, and historical events exist and are real in a practical sense. Sammuti-sacca uses concepts and designations (paññatti) that depend on agreement and convention. The Buddha used conventional language to teach the Dhamma but distinguished it from ultimate truth to prevent conceptual reification. Both levels are true: conventional truth serves communication; ultimate truth serves liberation.

Canonical Example 典籍例句

Dve saccāni akkhāsi, sambuddho vadataṃ varo; sammatiṃ paramatthañca, tatiyaṃ nupalabbhati.

Two truths were proclaimed by the Enlightened One, best of speakers: conventional and ultimate; a third is not to be found.

Source: Abhidhammāvatāra (Buddhadatta)

At a Glance

Pali
Sammuti-sacca
IAST
Saṃvṛti-satya
Devanagari
सम्मुतिसच्च
Chinese
世俗諦
Difficulty
advanced

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