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'''Skilful means''' (Skt. '' | '''Skilful means''' (Skt. ''upāya''; Tib. [[ཐབས་]], ''tab'', [[Wyl.]] ''thabs'') — compassion, which is the counterpart of the [[wisdom]] of [[emptiness]], and all [[bodhisattva]] activity motivated by compassion. The first five [[paramitas]] are skilful means, the sixth is wisdom. | ||
==Alternative Translations== | |||
*expedient devices | |||
*liberative arts ([[Robert Thurman]]) | |||
*skillful methods | |||
[[Category:Key Terms]] | [[Category:Key Terms]] | ||
[[Category:Paramitas]] | |||
Latest revision as of 13:17, 9 December 2019
Skilful means (Skt. upāya; Tib. ཐབས་, tab, Wyl. thabs) — compassion, which is the counterpart of the wisdom of emptiness, and all bodhisattva activity motivated by compassion. The first five paramitas are skilful means, the sixth is wisdom.
Alternative Translations
- expedient devices
- liberative arts (Robert Thurman)
- skillful methods