སྔགས་ཀྱི་རྒྱུད་

སྔགས་ཀྱི་རྒྱུད། (Wyl. sngags kyi rgyud ) Pron.: ngak kyi gyü

• Skt. तन्त्रम्, tantra, Pron.: tantra. From Sanskrit: a loom, v, 2, 70 | the warp | the leading or principal or essential part, main point, characteristic feature, model, type, system, framework | `' the principal action in keeping up a family | propagation | doctrine, rule, theory, scientific work, chapter of such a work (•esp. the 1st section of a treatise on •astron. | Parāśara's work on •astron., ii, 3 ; vii, 8 | a class of works teaching magical and mystical formularies (mostly in the form of dialogues between Śiva and Durgā and said to treat of 5 subjects, 1. the creation, 2. the destruction of the world, 3. the worship of the gods, 4. the attainment of all objects, •esp. of 6 superhuman faculties, 5. the 4 modes of union with the supreme spirit by meditation | pp. 63, 85, 184, 189, 205ff. | a spell | oath or ordeal | N. of a Sāman (also called 'that of Virūpa') | an army | a row, number, series, troop | government | a means which leads to two or more results, contrivance | a drug (•esp. one of specific faculties), chief remedy | wealth | a house | happiness [Mahavyutpatti] [Sanskrit] MVP MW