Sanskrit Noun
nītārtha
definitive meaning
नीतार्थ
ངེས་དོན་
Basic Meaning
Refers to a teaching that is literally true.
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| Term Variations | |
|---|---|
| Key Term | nītārtha |
| Topic Variation | nītārtha |
| Tibetan | ངེས་དོན་ ( ngedön) |
| Wylie Tibetan Transliteration | nges don ( ngedön) |
| Devanagari Sanskrit | नीतार्थ |
| Romanized Sanskrit | nītārtha |
| Buddha-nature Site Standard English | definitive meaning |
| Karl Brunnhölzl's English Term | definitive meaning |
| Richard Barron's English Term | definitive meaning |
| Gyurme Dorje's English Term | definitive meaning |
| Ives Waldo's English Term | true meaning |
| Term Information | |
| Source Language | Sanskrit |
| Basic Meaning | Refers to a teaching that is literally true. |
| Related Terms | neyārtha |
| Term Type | Noun |
| Definitions | |
| Tshig mdzod Chen mo | gdul bya khyad par can rnams kyi ngor/ chos thams cad kyi chos nyid skye 'gag sogs spros pa dang bral ba'i don zab mo stong pa nyid dang/ dngos po gshis kyi gnas lugs rang bzhin gyis 'od gsal zhing smra bsam brjod pa thams cad las 'das pa'i don ston pa rnams dang/ de ston byed gsung rab dgongs 'grel dang bcas pa'o/ |
| Further Reading Material | Lipman, Kennard. "Nītārtha, Neyārtha, and Tathāgatagarbha in Tibet." Journal of Indian Philosophy 8, no. 1 (1980): 87–95. |
