six limits. 1) special intent. 2) no special intent. 3) interpretable meaning. 4) definitive meaning. 5) literal expression. 6) non-literal expression. the six "views". 1) {drang don} literal meaning. 2) {nges don} true meaning. 3) {dgongs pa can} implied. 4) {dgongs pa can ma yin pa} not implied. 5) {sgra ji bzhin pa} explicit. 6) {sgra ji bzhin ma yin pa} not explicit. six limits [i.e. parameters] of the scriptures. [TRS 130-4 / 131-1 / -2] diff types
six limits. The views of the expedient and definitive meaning, the implied and the not implied, the literal and the not literal. Together with the 'four modes' they form the indispensable keys for unlocking the meaning of the tantras
six parameters: {nges don} definitive meaning and {drang don} hinted or provisional meaning; {dgongs pa can} interpretable and {dgongs pa can ma yin pa} non-interpretable; {sgra ji bzhin pa} literal and {sgra ji bzhin pa ma yin pa} non-literal
<term> six [summaries and explanations]