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चतुष्कोटिका (catuSkoTikA)

 
Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid
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catuṣkoṭikā (see also cātuṣkoṭika, °kā
Skt. koṭi, alternative), a set of four alternative propositions (see Suzuki, Studies in Laṅk., 〔116 n. 2〕), viz. that something is, is not, both is and is not, neither is nor is not: Laṅk 〔122.4—8〕, defined 5—8 ekatvānyatvobhayanobhayāstināstinityānityarahitāṃ °kām iti vadāmi, etayā °kayā rahitāḥ sarvadharmā ity ucyate.