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;

1. affirmation of appearances (snang ba'i sgrub pa), and
2. affirmation through exclusion (sel ba'i sgrub pa)

Or:

1. affirmation of identity, and
2. affirmation of existence

Internal Links

• Negation