Public Dharma glossary

Saṃvṛti-satya

Pronunciation: sum-VRIT-tee SUT-yuh

Canonical definition: Conventional truth: the shared linguistic and causal world in which ordinary distinctions function.

Morphological structure

saṃvṛti (convention, concealment, common transaction) + satya (truth).

Canonical usage

Conventional truth: the shared linguistic and causal world in which ordinary distinctions function.

Common misunderstanding

Conventional does not simply mean false or disposable.

Practical significance

It preserves communication, ethics, and practice without making labels absolute.

Source anchor

MMK XXIV

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Further reading

Open complete translations and specialist reference material for deeper study.

  • The Theory of Two Truths in India
    Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy · Sonam Thakchoe

    Place Nāgārjuna’s Two Truths teaching within its broader Indian philosophical development.