中ちゅう諦たい

noun

truth of the middle

Buddhist term: the view that all things are in a middle state, being void yet having temporary existence. Often discussed in contrast to 空諦 (truth of emptiness) and 仮諦 (truth of temporariness) within the 三諦 (three truths) framework.

See also: 三諦

• 天てん台だい宗しゅうでは、空くう諦たい・仮け諦たい・中ちゅう諦たいの三さん諦たいを説とく。

  In the Tiantai school, the three truths—emptiness, temporariness, and the middle—are taught.