Affirmation
Affirmation (Skt. viddhi; Tib. སྒྲུབ་པ་; Wyl. sgrub pa) is defined as "realizing through a process of mental detection" (blo'i yongs gcod du rtogs par bya ba).
Subdivisions
It can be divided into;
- affirmation of appearances (snang ba'i sgrub pa), and
- affirmation through exclusion (sel ba'i sgrub pa)
Or:
- affirmation of identity, and
- affirmation of existence
