nītārtha
nītārtha
Basic Meaning
Refers to a teaching that is literally true.
Term Variations | |
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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. |