BUD502 CLEAR THINKING Ch 1-2

Question 1

Four Relationships

Answer 1

1. Tönchik དོན་གཅིག་ - synonymous, mutually inclusive
   - e.g. mind and awareness
2. Gelwa གལ་བ་ - contradictory, mutually exclusive
   - e.g. hot and cold
3. Musum མུ་གསུམ་ - 3 possibilities/relationships, one subset of another
   - e.g. consciousness is included in object, but not vice-versa
4. Mushi མུ་བཞི་ - 4 possibilities/relationships, 2 overlapping subsets
   - e.g. white trucks and Hondas

Question 2

Object

Answer 2

That which can be known

Question 3

Thing

Answer 3

That which is able to perform a function

Question 4

Nonthing

Answer 4

That which is empty of performing a function

Question 5

Classifications of Objects

Answer 5

Things and Nonthings

Question 6

Knowable Object

Answer 6

That which is suitable to be taken as an object of mind

Question 7

Existent

Answer 7

That which is observable by cognition

Question 8

Phenomenon

Answer 8

That which bears it’s own entity.

Question 9

Object of Comprehension

Answer 9

That which can be cognized by valid cognition

Question 10

Established Base

Answer 10

That which is established for valid cognition.