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The '''five major sciences''' (Tib. ''rigné chenpo nga''; [[Wyl.]] ''rig gnas chen po lnga'')<noinclude> are part of the [[ten sciences]] or traditional fields of knowledge in which a learned person is supposed to be well versed. They are:</noinclude>
The '''five major sciences''' (Tib. ''rigné chenpo nga''; [[Wyl.]] ''rig gnas chen po lnga'')<noinclude> are part of the [[ten sciences]] or traditional fields of knowledge in which a learned person is supposed to be well versed. They are:</noinclude>


#craftsmanship
#craftsmanship (Skt. ''śilpa'')
#logic
#logic (Skt. ''hetu'')
#grammar
#grammar (Skt. ''śabda'')
#medicine
#medicine (Skt. ''cikitsā'')
#'Inner science' or [[Dharma]]
#'Inner science' or [[Dharma]]



Revision as of 09:39, 4 November 2010

The five major sciences (Tib. rigné chenpo nga; Wyl. rig gnas chen po lnga) are part of the ten sciences or traditional fields of knowledge in which a learned person is supposed to be well versed. They are:

  1. craftsmanship (Skt. śilpa)
  2. logic (Skt. hetu)
  3. grammar (Skt. śabda)
  4. medicine (Skt. cikitsā)
  5. 'Inner science' or Dharma