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'''Pith instructions''' (Tib. [[ | '''Pith instructions''' (Tib. [[མན་ངག་]], ''mengak''; [[Wyl.]] ''man ngag''; Skt. ''upadeśa'') are the most essential and practical instructions on a given topic of the teachings, often transmitted orally. In the [[Vajrayana]], there is a common division into [[tantra]]s, commentaries (Skt. ''agama'') and pith instructions. | ||
==Alternative Translations== | ==Alternative Translations== | ||
Revision as of 03:16, 21 March 2011
Pith instructions (Tib. མན་ངག་, mengak; Wyl. man ngag; Skt. upadeśa) are the most essential and practical instructions on a given topic of the teachings, often transmitted orally. In the Vajrayana, there is a common division into tantras, commentaries (Skt. agama) and pith instructions.
Alternative Translations
- Crucial instructions
- Key instructions
- Quintessential instructions