neyārtha
neyārtha
Basic Meaning
Refers to something that is taught for a specific reason, rather than because it is entirely true.
Term Variations | |
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Key Term | neyārtha |
Topic Variation | neyārtha |
Tibetan | དྲང་དོན་ |
Wylie Tibetan Transliteration | drang don |
Devanagari Sanskrit | नेयार्थ |
Romanized Sanskrit | neyārtha |
Buddha-nature Site Standard English | provisional meaning |
Karl Brunnhölzl's English Term | expedient meaning |
Richard Barron's English Term | conditional meaning, provisional meaning |
Jeffrey Hopkin's English Term | interpretable meaning, requiring interpretation |
Dan Martin's English Term | directed meaning |
Gyurme Dorje's English Term | provisional meaning |
Ives Waldo's English Term | expedient meaning |
Term Information | |
Source Language | Sanskrit |
Basic Meaning | Refers to something that is taught for a specific reason, rather than because it is entirely true. |
Related Terms | nītārtha |
Term Type | Noun |
Definitions | |
Tshig mdzod Chen mo | gdul bya thun mong ba rnams kha drang ba'i phyir du 'jig rten snang tshod du grags pa gtsor byas pa/ gang zag dang sems can dang/ phung khams skye mched la sogs pa dang/ de dag gi skye 'gag 'gro 'ong la sogs pa smra bsam brjod pa'i rim pas gzhal zhing sgro btags nas bstan pa dang/ de rjod byed kyi 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. |