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The authors respond to the criticisms made by author Brook Ziporyn against the context of the article "The Way of the Dialetheist: Contradictions in Buddhism." The authors address the question raised by Ziporyn about whether the contradictory statements in Mahayana literature are meant to be true statements or are meant as therapeutic upaya, based on the Tiantai theory point of view. They comment on Ziporyn's argument about ultimate truth, which they believe is identical to conventional truth.

The author comments on the context of the article "The Way of the Dialetheist: Contradictions in Buddhism," by Yasuo Deguchi, Jay L. Garfield and Graham Priest. The author expresses his views on suggestions involving paradoxical propositions in Mahayana Buddhist literature. The author also addresses some issues involving a new canon of truth or a revised conception of the definition of truth. He expresses his insights on the importance of understanding the roles of upaya in Buddhism.