A validly knowable object that arises dependently on the power of causes and conditions and, thus, refers to all nonstatic phenomena. One of the three types of characterized phenomena (mtshan-nyid gsum) asserted in the Chittamatra system.
Tibetan: གཞན་དབང་། gzhan-dbang
Sanskrit: paratantra
J. Hopkins: Other-powered phenomenon
Synonyms: Other-powered phenomenon; Relative phenomenon
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