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A single word or expression in tantra

can have four different meanings

corresponding to the four levels

of interpretation, known as the four

modes of understanding,

which are: (i) the literal meaning;

(ii) the general meaning; (iii) the hidden

meaning; and (iv) the ultimate meaning.

在佛經裡, 每個字每個形容

都可以有四種意思,

對照著四種程度的闡釋,

一般解釋為四種理解的狀態.

它們是: (i) 字面的意思; (ii) 普遍性的涵義;

(iii) 隱藏的喻意; 和(iv) 究竟根本的意涵.